Books by Joseph F. Murphy

This landmark book translates positive and asset-based understandings of organizations to develop a powerful model of school leadership that is grounded in both existing research and the complexities of life in schools. The authorsboth senior scholars in educational leadershipapply insights from positive psychology to the role and function of educational leaders. The Positive School Leadership (PSL) model draws on the strengths of relationships among staff and the broader school community to communicate and instill shared values and a common mission. This book builds a compelling case for creating a more inclusive, less mechanistic approach to leadership. Designed to engage both the hearts and minds of readers, the text is organized around reflective questioning of educational practice and current assumptions about the purposes and goals of leadership in schools.

This book deals with teaching and leading by looking more closely and more deliberately at students' understanding of schooling. It shows readers how to tap into student insight and adjust thinking to see education and learning through their eyes.

This book, together with Creating Productive Cultures in Schools, cover the two foundational anchors that ground effective school leadership, and provide the full encyclopedia of leadership for school improvement.

This revealing and balanced portrait of homeschooling today provides a full history of the movement, demographic insights, and extensive research on how homeschooled children fare.

More than 70 humorous and thought-provoking lessons guide improvement-minded educators toward what works, what doesn't, and what matters most in school improvement.

This heartfelt collection of gems from top education researcher and bestselling author Joseph Murphy is rich with concise and instructive lessons. His insightful tips and strategies will help you stay focused on what matters most-the kids-as you navigate the hectic world of high-stakes testing and accountability.

This seminal work on homeless students and our responsibility to them provides far-reaching research, effective intervention programs, and guidelines for teaching homeless students.

Examines how well the educational administration reforms in Uniteed States as recommended by the National Commission in Educational Administration, have been implemented. A valuable book for anyone involved in the educational administration process.

Focusing on an important emerging issue in United States' education - school reform via privatization - this book is designed to meet three major goals: to examine the foundations and the context of the privatization movement; to review the evidence on privatization in areas other than schooling; and to shape decisions about privatization in the school-reform arena.

This book provides research-based literature focused on high school level educational reform-an area not adequately addressed by the current literature on school reform.

This groundbreaking text compiles 20 years of research to prove the link between effective literacy programs and the crucial role administrators play in developing successful literacy instruction.

Provides an in-depth examination of the causes and symptoms of degeneration and a two-part model for preventing educational collapse and crafting an effective turnaround.

This volume examines how the work of principals is being reshaped by transformational reform measures, as well as how the principals themselves are shaping initiatives. The authors explore the challenges and possiblities for principals in restructuring schools, and analyze nine case studies which highlight the changing role of the principal.

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