Books in the Jossey-Bass Leadership Library in Education series

Busy school leaders need practical research-based guidance about effective educational leadership: the particular types of leadership practice that have the most pay-off in terms of improved academic and social learning of their students.

James Spillane, the leading expert in Distributed Leadership, shows how leadership happens in everyday practices in schools, through formal routines and informal interactions.

The culture of schools and the diversity of those who lead them have not kept pace with the growing diversity in the student population. The culture of today's school is often "Balkanized" - making effective leadership a particular challenge.

Shows educational leaders how to move beyond mere technical efficiency in the delivery and performance of learning. This work challenges educators to become ethical leaders who understand the learning process as a profoundly moral activity that engages the full humanity of the school community.

Part of the "Jossey Bass Leadership Library in Education" series, this work discusses changes in the teacher's role, and make sense of the research on teacher leadership. It also offers case studies of innovative programs such as the National Writing Project that provide teachers with opportunities to lead within a professional community.