The Jossey-Bass Reader on Educational Leadership

by Michael Fullan

This expanded and thoroughly updated edition of the popular anthology assembles the best book excerpts, articles, and reports that define and drive the field of educational leadership today. Filled with critical insights from respected authors, education researchers, and expert practitioners, this comprehensive volume features twenty-six chapters in six primary areas of interest: Principles of Leadership, Moral Leadership, Culture and Change, Standards and Systems, Diversity and Leadership, and the Future of Leadership.

Genres: Education, Leadership, Grad School, Nonfiction

496 pages, Paperback

First published October 20, 2006

Reviews

[Scott · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this for a class; appreciated the range of chapter topics, and the conciseness of each (compared to other, often dense & repetitive, readings on ed leadership).

[Lauren · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some chapters are better than others. 2 and 12 were the best.

[Janessa · Rating 2 out of 5]

Read it because I had to.
It's fine for what it is.

[Shelley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really great anthology of the best writers in ed leadership today. Excerpts from Senge, Fullan, Kouzes & Pozner, etc. that gives you just enough to know if you'd like to read more of them. Great foundational book for starting to learn about ed leadership.

[bsolt · Rating 3 out of 5]

A little out of date, being published in 2000; however this primer does provide a good foundation for education leadership at a post-secondary institution. Particular chapters that stood out to me were written Sergiovanni, Wheatly, and Deal.

[David Fox · Rating 3 out of 5]

As far as text books for graduate class have gone, this has been by far the most interesting. It's a collection of shorter pieces from educational philosophers, so it's really not that bad.

[Diane · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great book with interesting chapters. I read it for school, but am glad that I did.

[Meg · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved these readings. They were well chosen, balanced each other, and often were downright funny! I learned much.