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Leading school turnaround : how successful leaders transform low-performing schools / Kenneth Leithwood, Alma Harris, Tiiu Strauss.

By: Leithwood, Kenneth A.
Contributor(s): Harris, Alma, 1958- | Strauss, Tiiu.
Publisher: San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, c2010Description: ix, 293 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780470407660 (hbk.).Subject(s): School improvement programs | Educational leadershipDDC classification: 371.207
Contents:
Reasons for school failure -- The three stages of school turnaround -- The stages illustrated: a case study -- How turnaround leaders create a shared sense of direction in their schools -- How turnaround leaders foster capacity development among their teachers -- How turnaround leaders redesign their schools -- How turnaround leaders improve their school's instructional program -- Turnaround leadership up close and personal -- How schools move from turnaround to "stay around" -- How to reach high performance.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Reasons for school failure -- The three stages of school turnaround -- The stages illustrated: a case study -- How turnaround leaders create a shared sense of direction in their schools -- How turnaround leaders foster capacity development among their teachers -- How turnaround leaders redesign their schools -- How turnaround leaders improve their school's instructional program -- Turnaround leadership up close and personal -- How schools move from turnaround to "stay around" -- How to reach high performance.