LibGuides: M Ed on Educational Leadership and School Improvement (ELSI): ELSI1:Leadership theory, research and practices for effective school improvement in the UAE

Books

The Learning Leader by Douglas B. Reeves
ISBN: 9781416629405
Publication Date: 2020-08-31
"We can't do that in our school district." "I don't have time to add that to my curriculum." "We're fighting against impossible odds with these students." Sound familiar? School improvement can often feel like a losing battle, but it doesn't have to be. In this fully revised and updated second edition of The Learning Leader, Douglas B. Reeves helps leadership teams go beyond excuses to capitalize on their strengths, reduce their weaknesses, and reset their mindset and priorities to achieve unprecedented success. A critical key is recognizing student achievement as more than just a set of test scores. Reeves asserts that when leaders focus exclusively on results, they fail to measure and understand the importance of their own actions. He offers an alternative--the Leadership for Learning Framework, which helps leaders identify and distinguish among four different types of educators and provide more effective, tailored support to - "Lucky" educators, who achieve high results but don't understand how their actions influence achievement. - "Losing" educators, who achieve low results yet keep doing the same thing, expecting different outcomes. - "Learning" educators, who have not yet achieved the desired results but are working their way toward excellence. - "Leading" educators, who achieve high results and understand how their actions influence their success. Reeves stresses that effective leadership is neither a unitary skill nor a solitary activity. The Learning Leader helps leaders reconceptualize their roles in the school improvement process and motivate themselves and their colleagues to keep working to better serve their students.
Leadership by Peter G. Northouse
ISBN: 9781506362311
Publication Date: 2018-03-16
In this fully updated Eight Edition of Leadership: Theory and Practice, a new chapter on Followership examines the central role followers play in the leadership process and unpacks the characteristics of both effective and ineffective followers. The new edition also includes a new Ethical Leadership Style Questionnaire and new coverage on the dark side of leadership and destructive leadership. Adopted at more than 1600 institutions in 89 countries and translated into 13 different languages, this market-leading text successfully combines an academically robust account of the major theories and models of leadership with an accessible style and special emphasis on how leadership theory can inform leadership practice. Peter G. Northouse uses a consistent structure for each chapter, allowing students to easily compare and contrast the various theories. Case studies and questionnaires provide students with practical examples and opportunities to deepen their personal understanding of their own leadership.
Effective Leadership for School Improvement by Alma Harris; Christopher Day; David Hopkins; Mark Hadfield; Andy Hargreaves; Christopher Chapman
ISBN: 0415300460
Publication Date: 2002-11-07
In a complex and multi-layered world, the conventional idea of great leadership being the result of the efforts of a single individual is rapidly becoming redundant. This book takes up the challenge of finding an alternative method of leadership in educational contexts, and looks at how this can help achieve sustained improvement in schools. The authors acknowledge that there are no simple solutions to school improvement. They argue that the effective leaders of the future will be those who are able to share responsibility, build positive relationships and offer stakeholders - teachers, parents and students - an opportunity to work together to improve their schools. The book is based around four key areas of concern: the changing context of leadership, leadership and school improvement, building leadership capacity, and future direction and implications. In each section, the authors discuss current theories and issues, and put forward alternative ideas and perspectives. This important book will make valuable reading for headteachers, principles, deputies and other senior teachers, particularly those undertaking leadership qualifications and training. It will also be of interest to postgraduate students and school governors.
Social Conflicts and Third Parties by Jacob Bercovitch
ISBN: 9780367287504
Publication Date: 2019-01-07
"The pressing need to find new ways to settle social disputes and render them less destructive has led to a concern with the role that outsiders-or third parties-can play in the conflict resolution process. This book contributes to an increased understanding of the nature and activities of third parties in a wide range of conflict situations.Dr. Bercovitch first describes and interprets the major elements of the third-party intervention process, then provides an empirical examination of its structure and characteristics in settings as diverse as family struggles, labor-management problems, and international disputes. Throughout, he illustrates the dynamics of the process from the vantage point of the third parties themselves. Finally he points out the conditions most likely to strengthen this type of conflict management and discusses the means for determining the appropriate forms of intervention at different junctures of a dispute."

Course Resources

Week 1

Required Reading

Reeves, D. B. (2020). The learning leader:How to focus school improvement for better results (2nd ed.). Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development. (Chapter 5)

Recommended Reading

Harris, A., Day, C., Hopkins, D., Hadfield, M., Hargreaves, A., & Chapman, C. (2013). Effective leadership for school improvement. Routledge. (Chapter 1)

Week 2

Required Reading

Northouse, P. G. (2021). Leadership: Theory and practice (7th ed.). Sage publications. (Chapters 2&3)

Recommended Reading

Badshah, S. (2012). Historical study of leadership theories. Journal of Strategic Human Resource Management, 1(1), 49-59. https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/jshrm/article/view/38250

Week 3

Required Reading

Northouse, P. G. (2021). Leadership: Theory and practice (7th ed.). Sage publications. (Chapters 4, 5 & 6)

Recommended Reading

Asrar-ul-Haq, M., & Anwar, S. (2018). The many faces of leadership: Proposing research agenda through a review of literature. Future Business Journal, 4(2), 179-188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fbj.2018.06.002

Week 4

Required Reading

Northouse, P. G. (2021). Leadership: Theory and practice (7th ed.). Sage publications. (Chapters 7 & 10)

Recommended Reading

Harris, A., Jones, M., & Ismail, N. (2022). Distributed leadership: Taking a retrospective and contemporary view of the evidence base. School Leadership & Management, 42(5), 438-456. https://doi.org/10.1080/13632434.2022.2109620

Week 5

Required Reading

ElKaleh, E. (2023). A model of balanced leadership from an Islamic perspective: What makes a balanced and effective Muslim leader. In N. Elbassiouny, A. Amin, & J. Wilson (Eds.) What makes a balanced leader? An Islamic perspective. De Gruyter.

Indra, R., & Kustati, M. (2019). Ethical Leadership Assessment for The Islamic Secondary School Principals. Jurnal Pendidikan Islam; Vol 5, No 1 (2019): Jurnal Pendidikan Islam; 11-24. https://doi-org.ezproxy.ecae.ac.ae/10.15575/jpi.v5i1.4264

M Ed on Educational Leadership and School Improvement (ELSI): ELSI1:Leadership theory, research and practices for effective school improvement in the UAE

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