{"product_id":"9780470407660","title":"Leading School Turnaround How Successful Leaders Transform Low-Performing Schools","description":"\u003ch1\u003eLeading School Turnaround\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eHow Successful Leaders Transform Low-Performing Schools\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKenneth Leithwood | Alma Harris | Tiiu Strauss\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eEducation \/ Leadership\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLEADING SCHOOL TURNAROUND\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeading School Turnaround\u003c\/i\u003e offers new perspectives and concrete, evidence-based guidelines for the educational leaders and administrators faced with the challenge of turning our low-performing schools around. Using the tools outlined in this groundbreaking book, school leaders can guide their schools to higher levels of achievement and sustained academic success. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBased on research conducted in the United States, Canada, and England, \u003ci\u003eLeading School Turnaround\u003c\/i\u003e addresses in three parts the dynamic context of the turnaround environment, what turnaround leaders do, and the incredible challenges of moving from turnaround to \"stay around.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFilled with illustrative examples, the book outlines the best practices and behaviors successful turnaround leaders exercise. The authors include detailed information for applying the four main categories of turnaround leadership: direction setting, developing people, redesigning the school, and managing the instructional program. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis important resource can help any school leader get their school back on the track to academic success.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE AUTHORS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKENNETH LEITHWOOD\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of Educational Leadership and Policy at Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto. His recent books include \u003ci\u003eDistributed Leadership According to the Evidence and Leading With Teachers' Emotions In Mind\u003c\/i\u003e. His most recent research was a Wallace Foundation supported study, with colleagues, aimed at determining how state, district, and school-level leadership influences student learning. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eALMA HARRIS\u003c\/b\u003e first trained as a secondary school teacher and taught in a number of challenging schools. She is the director of the London Centre for Leadership in Learning at the Institute of Education, London. Her research work focuses on organizational change and development. She is internationally known for her work on school improvement, particularly on improving schools in challenging circumstances. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTIIU STRAUSS\u003c\/b\u003e is a project director working with Kenneth Leithwood in the Department of Theory and Policy Studies at Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto. She has published in the areas of leadership problem solving, distributed leadership, and leadership in turnaround schools. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14 September 2010\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJossey-Bass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470407660\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e304\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44384114638988,"sku":"9780470407660","price":31.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470407660.jpg?v=1781092752","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780470407660","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}