INTRODUCTION: TEACHING LEADERS TO LEAD TEACHERS: EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION IN THE ERA OF CONSTANT CRISIS

Abstract

Today, the public schools are in crisis with various sectors of society questioning their performance and ability to provide the quality of education needed to maintain our nation’s pre-eminence in the world economy. We organized the book into three sections, which examine the complex issue of public education and suggest that increasing the role teachers and others play in delivering public education will enhance and improve schools. The first section focuses on the academic processes prospective school leaders must go through before entering an adminis trative position. Chapters in this section discuss issues such as those who train, hire, and aspire to become school leaders. The second section examines issues affecting administrators while serving in the role of school leader. Topics discussed include using community cultural values to create a positive school climate and environment, various issues affecting teacher leadership, and the politics of school administration. The final section of the book encourages both active and potential school leaders to re-examine Teaching Leaders to Lead Teachers: Educational Administration in the Era of Constant Crisis Advances in Educational Administration, Volume 10, 1–4 Copyright r 2007 by Elsevier Ltd. All rights of reproduction in any form reserved ISSN: 1479-3660/doi:10.1016/S1479-3660(07)10024-