Assessing Educational Leaders
Evaluating Performance for Improved Individual and Organizational Results
1st Edition
Published on 11. December 2003
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-0-7619-3800-2 (ISBN)
Description
While plenty has been written about evaluating teacher performance, there is a dearth of material related to evaluating educational administrators. Douglas B Reeves, a national expert on the topics of educational assessment and accountability, writes a book that draws on the current research, theory, and best practices of leadership, organizational performance, and personnel evaluation. The book would contain the information and tools necessary to evaluate all types of educational leaders and improve performance.
Reviews / Votes
This is precisely what we need to get us to the next level of student success through better leadership. -- Terry Thompson, Superintendent At a time when school leadership is central to the success of students, Reeves offers a comprehensive means to measure the critical elements of effective school leadership. -- Vincent Ferrandino, Executive Director Research studies increasingly support the significant impact that effective leaders have on school performance. A skilled leader is an essential component in successful school reform. This book makes a compelling case for transforming leadership evaluation from perfunctory to a focus on performance, reflection, and results. -- Gerald N. Tirozzi, Executive Director Doug Reeves' Assessing Student Leaders is a practical, compelling tour de force. If you ever had doubts (as I confess I did) that assessing leaders could have a powerful influence on school quality, think again. This is one of the most important books I have read in some time. -- Mike Schmoker Assessing Educational Leaders boldly addresses sensitive issues and, more important, provides innovative ideas and solutions. -- William Harbermehl, Superintendent Assessing Educational Leaders will be a valuable tool for superintendents, school boards, and other school leaders who are interested in taking the next step toward ensuring high performance for all students, all schools, and entire systems. -- Chris Wright, Superintendent Assessing Educational Leaders provides a fresh, new approach that can help those responsible for assuring high quality schools. The evaluation model presented does more than 'weigh and measure.' It provides a framework for true leadership development. -- Anne L. Bryant, Executive DirectorMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Publishing group
SAGE Publications Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 216 mm
Weight
766 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7619-3800-2 (9780761938002)
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Dr. Douglas Reeves is the author of more than 40 books and more than 100 articles on leadership and education. He has twice been named to the Harvard University Distinguished Authors Series and was named the Brock International Laureate for his contributions to education. His career of work in professional learning led to the Contribution to the Field Award from the US National Staff Development Council, now Learning Forward. He was also named the William Walker Scholar by the Australian Council of Educational Leaders. His recent books include Deep Change Leadership, Achieving Equity and Excellence, From Leading to Succeeding, and Fearless Schools. Doug is the founder of Creative Leadership Solutions, with the mission to improve educational opportunities for students throughout the world using creative solutions for leadership, policy, teaching, and learning. Through this he has worked across more than 40 countries.
Content
Introduction
Acknowledgments
About the Author
1. Why Leadership Evaluation Is Broken
The Knowing-Doing Gap
Progress in Leadership Evaluation
Ambiguous Leadership Standards
Incoherent Leaderhip Evaluations
Authority-Responsibility Disequilibrium
A Better Way: Multidimensional Leadership Assessment
2. Reframing Leadership Evaluation
Patrick's Choice: The Risks and Rewards of Evaluation
A New Vision of Educational Accountability
Criteria for Multidimensional Leadership Assessment (MLA)
Implications of a New Vision for Leadership Evaluation
3. Moving Beyond One-Dimensional Leadership Evaluation
The Prevalence of One-Dimensional Evaluation
Leadership Is More Than Test Scores
Leadership Is More Than Popularity
Leadership Is More Than Obedience
4. Creating an Improved Leadership Evaluation System
Domains of Leadership Performance
Leadership Performance Standards
Multidimensional Leadership Assessment
5. Using Evaluation to Improve Performance
The Capacity-Building Continuum
The Challenge Continuum
The Coaching Continuum
The Counseling Continuum
Defining Performance: The Key to Using the Leadership Evaulation Continua
6. Developing a Multidimensional Leadership Assessment System
Leadership Domains
Leadership Performance
Leadership Assessment as a Research Goldmine
Organizational Goals, Values, and Priorities
The Performance Continuum
Qualitative Information: The Lens for Understanding Quantitative Data
Reflection and Self-Regulation
7. Building the Next Generation of Educational Leaders
The Leadership Development Imperative
Prototype for a Leadership Development System
Authentic Assessment for Future Leaders
8. Leading Leaders
The Coaching Conundrum: Results or Antecedents?
Inquiry and Hypothesis Testing
Applying MLA Throughout the Organization
9. Improving Leadership Evaluation With Multidimensional Leadership Assessment
Analyze the Present Evaluation System
Create Dimensions of Leadership
Specify Performance Levels
Field Test the Instrument at Multiple Levels
Implement Throughout the Organization
Share Results With Universities and Research Institutions
Use MLA for Training, Recruiting, and Developing Leaders
Conclusion: Finding Answers Inside
Resource A: The Leadership Performance Matrix
Resource B: National Leadership Survey Results
Resource C: Leadership Evaluation Survey
Resource D: The Gap Between What Leaders Know and What They Do
References
Index
Acknowledgments
About the Author
1. Why Leadership Evaluation Is Broken
The Knowing-Doing Gap
Progress in Leadership Evaluation
Ambiguous Leadership Standards
Incoherent Leaderhip Evaluations
Authority-Responsibility Disequilibrium
A Better Way: Multidimensional Leadership Assessment
2. Reframing Leadership Evaluation
Patrick's Choice: The Risks and Rewards of Evaluation
A New Vision of Educational Accountability
Criteria for Multidimensional Leadership Assessment (MLA)
Implications of a New Vision for Leadership Evaluation
3. Moving Beyond One-Dimensional Leadership Evaluation
The Prevalence of One-Dimensional Evaluation
Leadership Is More Than Test Scores
Leadership Is More Than Popularity
Leadership Is More Than Obedience
4. Creating an Improved Leadership Evaluation System
Domains of Leadership Performance
Leadership Performance Standards
Multidimensional Leadership Assessment
5. Using Evaluation to Improve Performance
The Capacity-Building Continuum
The Challenge Continuum
The Coaching Continuum
The Counseling Continuum
Defining Performance: The Key to Using the Leadership Evaulation Continua
6. Developing a Multidimensional Leadership Assessment System
Leadership Domains
Leadership Performance
Leadership Assessment as a Research Goldmine
Organizational Goals, Values, and Priorities
The Performance Continuum
Qualitative Information: The Lens for Understanding Quantitative Data
Reflection and Self-Regulation
7. Building the Next Generation of Educational Leaders
The Leadership Development Imperative
Prototype for a Leadership Development System
Authentic Assessment for Future Leaders
8. Leading Leaders
The Coaching Conundrum: Results or Antecedents?
Inquiry and Hypothesis Testing
Applying MLA Throughout the Organization
9. Improving Leadership Evaluation With Multidimensional Leadership Assessment
Analyze the Present Evaluation System
Create Dimensions of Leadership
Specify Performance Levels
Field Test the Instrument at Multiple Levels
Implement Throughout the Organization
Share Results With Universities and Research Institutions
Use MLA for Training, Recruiting, and Developing Leaders
Conclusion: Finding Answers Inside
Resource A: The Leadership Performance Matrix
Resource B: National Leadership Survey Results
Resource C: Leadership Evaluation Survey
Resource D: The Gap Between What Leaders Know and What They Do
References
Index