{"product_id":"9780807771075","title":"Becoming a Strong Instructional Leader: Saying No to Business as Usual","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Jones writes with the voice of experience and as a friend of young people.  He consistently challenges what he sees as the ‘business as usual’ of schooling, including the current dominant model of school reform—raise standards, test children, reward and punish teachers and principals.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—From the Foreword by \u003cstrong\u003eRobert V. Bullough Jr.\u003c\/strong\u003e, Center for the Improvement of Teacher Education and Schooling (CITES), Brigham Young University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Finally a book that really gets inside the deep, human meaning of what it means to become an instructional leader. From someone who has lived it, but who also sees the big picture, \u003cem\u003eBecoming a Strong Instructional Leader\u003c\/em\u003e is insightful, practical, and uplifting. ‘Be an instructional leader not an instructional manager,’ says Jones. And then he shows us what this means, philosophically and strategically.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Fullan\u003c\/strong\u003e, Professor Emeritus, OISE\/University of Toronto (he said we should feel free to adapt as needed)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Jones’s approach is interesting, refreshing, and ambitious. He changes the paradigm on principal leadership by framing differently both the \u003cem\u003ewhat\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ehow\u003c\/em\u003e of a principal’s role. I applaud Jones for his vision and scope.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cstrong\u003eThomas Hoerr\u003c\/strong\u003e, Head of School, New City School, St. Louis, Missouri\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is for principals who are ready to roll up their sleeves and do what it takes to create lasting school improvement. Drawing on 35 years of experience as a teacher and principal, Alan Jones offers a powerful new vision for our troubled school systems—a prescription for the development of Strong Instructional Leaders. Jones describes the challenges administrators face and then lays out a plan for moving beyond keeping up appearances and daily routines to having a meaningful impact on student learning and achievement.  His plan shows administrators how to respect the abilities of teachers and students while building staff investment in a shared instructional worldview. Representing an important next step in school reform, this inspirational book:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnalyzes the failure of our schools to help students grow intellectually, socially, and emotionally, and provides the foundation for change.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cli\u003eJuxtaposes two paradigms of instructional leadership, the traditional one that defines school leadership as a \u003cem\u003emanagement function\u003c\/em\u003e versus another that views school leadership as an \u003cem\u003eeducational function\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cli\u003eDescribes the process and the qualities necessary to become a Strong Instructional Leader.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlan Charles Jones \u003c\/strong\u003eis associate professor of educational administration at Saint Xavier University, Chicago, Illinois.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Teachers College Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47107332702448,"sku":"9780807771075","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780807771075_p0.jpg?v=1763743998","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780807771075","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}