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Managers of Virtue: Public School Leadership in America, 1820–1980 is a history book by David Tyack and Elisabeth Hansot. Its first two sections discuss American educational leadership in the common school and Progressive eras, and its last part discusses the subsequent decline in school leader authority and public confidence.
Leithwood co-authored How Leadership Influences Student Learning (2004), an extensive review of successful school leadership practices. Among its conclusion were "of all the factors that contribute to what students learn at school...leadership is second in strength only to classroom instruction," and "effective leadership has the greatest impact in those circumstances (e.g., schools "in ...
Educational leadership is the process of enlisting and guiding the talents and energies of teachers, students, and parents toward achieving common educational aims. This term is often used synonymously with school leadership in the United States and has supplanted educational management in the United Kingdom. Several universities in the United ...
His most popular book is The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. [1] His other books include First Things First, Principle-Centered Leadership, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families, The 8th Habit, and The Leader In Me: How Schools and Parents Around the World Are Inspiring Greatness, One Child at a Time.
Ronald Heifetz (born February 7, 1951) is an academic and author. He is the King Hussein bin Talal Senior Lecturer in Public Leadership, Founding Director of the Center for Public Leadership [1] at Harvard Kennedy School at Harvard University, and co-founder of Cambridge Leadership Associates.
The Moral Imperative of School Leadership (2003) examined the moral purpose of educational leadership and the role principals play in transforming schools. [8] Fullan addressed the topic of school change in Motion Leadership (2010), and outlined ways to connect peers to purpose, gain trust, overcome resistance, and provide transparency. [9]