Jones, Alan C.

Becoming a strong instructional leader : saying no to business as usual / Alan C. Jones ; foreword by Robert V. Bullough, Jr. - New York : Teachers College Press, 2012 - 201p. : ill. ; 24cm.

The dance around the classroom -- The conflict between institutional schooling and the practice of teaching -- The classroom -- The diversions of school administration -- Aims talk: schools with purpose -- Overcoming the barriers to school reform -- The private journey -- The public journey: engaging skeptics -- Public enemies -- Creating a professional growth culture -- Understanding the how and why of school reform initiatives -- Developing master teachers -- Transforming the daily grind of schooling passion.

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School administrators--Professional relationships.--United States
Teacher-Administrator relationships--United States.
School improvement programs--United States.

371.2 JON 2012