Leadership for Educational Renewal

From the AgAnda for Education in a Democracy Series Sponsored by the National Network for Educational Renewal Introduction by John I. Goodlad This volume from the AgAnda for Education in a Democracy seriesintroduces the four-part mission that guides the National Networkfor Educational Renewal's agAnda: Enculturate the young in a democracy * Ensure access to knowledge for all students * Provide caring and effective pedagogy Exercise responsible stewardship of schools Using real-life case examples from an innovative nationalleadership program and its local and regional affiliates, theauthors demonstrate why effective leadership is essential toadvancing this vital agAnda and how leadership capacity andcommitment can be cultivated. From curriculum to evaluation, thisimportant guide outlines the core concepts and winning strategiesfor building leadership skills in school administrators, teachers,teacher educators, and other university faculty.

Introduction (J. Goodlad). BACKGROUND AND MISSION. Agenda for Education in a Democracy (G. Fenstermacher). Developing Leadership for Educational Renewal (W. Smith). ADVANCING THE AGENDA: THE CORE CURRICULUM. "To Ourselves and Our Posterity": Enculturating the Young into aDemocracy (R. Soder). On Knowledge and Its Place in the Human Conversation (G.Fenstermacher). Access to Knowledge (M. Bailey). Voicing Democracy in an Imperfect World: Toward a Public Pedagogyof Nurture (D. Kerr). Serving as Moral Stewards of the Schools (W. Smith). DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP: CASE STUDIES. The Hawaii School University Partnership (A. Port). The Metropolitan St. Louis Consortium for Educational Renewal (K.Rasch). The Nebraska Network for Educational Renewal (M. Hadley & J.Surface). Montclair University and the New Jersey Network for EducationalRenewal (T. Jacobowitz & N. Michelli). The South Carolina Summer Institute of Leaders (B.Gottesman). The Utah Associates Program for Leaders (R. Patterson & K.Hughes). LESSONS IN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. What Changed over Time and Why (W. Smith). The Impact of the Leadership Program (W. Smith).