The Educational Leadership Challenge: Redefining Leadership for the 21st Century

by Joseph F. Murphy

Part I of the National Society for the Study of Education's 101st yearbook explores the changing context of educational leadership in the twenty-first century through the lenses of school improvement, social justice, and democratic community. Authors discuss topics such as leadership roles for teachers, principals, and superintendents; rethinking professional development for school leaders; school improvement processes for building instructional capacity; and the evolving role of leadership in education over time.

423 pages, Hardcover

Published August 1, 2002

About the author

Joseph Murphy is Professor of Education, Endowed Mayborn Chair, Department of Leadership, Policy & Organizations, and is Associate Dean, Special Projects, at Peabody College of Education of Vanderbilt University.
Professor Murphy's focus is on school development, particularly leadership and policy.

See, for his C.V., http://peabody.vanderbilt.edu/docs/pd...

Reviews

[CEHD at the U of M]

Contains "Shifts in the discourse defining the superintendency: Historical and current foundations of the position" by Brunner, Grogan, and Bjork.

[Analese · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ed.D Reading!

For better or for worse, there are many informational and spot-on chapters in this collection. For better because there are some phenomenal examples of what education in America has been and is leading to. For worse because this was printed 15 years ago and still there are very few changes in social justice, gender equality, and other such reforms.