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Educating Teachers for Leadership and Change

Teacher Education Yearbook III

By: Mary John O'Hair, Sandra J. Odell

In consideration of the new and varied leadership roles teachers are expected to fill as schools restructure and reform, this collection offers an insightful vision of the changes needed in teacher education to prepare teachers to be proactive leaders. Contributors reflect on key aspects of contexts, processes, communication and curriculum. Topics discussed include: occupational stress; special preparation of urban teachers; peer coaching and collaboration; communication skills; and workplace barriers to leadership development.

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Grade Level: PreK-12
ISBN: 9780803962170
Published By: Corwin
Series: Teacher Education
Year: 1995
Page Count: 368
Publication date: January 18, 1995

Price: $45.95

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"New ground is broken in every section...a toast to professionalism." From the Foreword by Thomas J. Sergiovanni Trinity University Explores these important topics: * Occupational stress * Special preparation of urban teachers * Peer coaching and evaluation * Communication skills * Workplace barriers to leadership development, and much more. Well-organized and straightforward, this volume offers you highly enjoyable reading as well as an insightful look at possibilities for tomorrow's teachers.

Author(s)

Mary John O'Hair

Sandra J. Odell

Table of Contents

Introduction

Weaving Leadership and Change into Teacher Education

PART ONE: CONTEXTS FOR LEADERSHIP AND CHANGE

Contexts: Overview and Framework

Co-Reform as an Approach to Change in Education

The Origin of Revolution

Role Change for Principals in Restructured Schools

Implications for Teacher Preparation and Teacher Work

Changing Roles and Occupational Stress in the Teaching Profession

Contexts: Reflections and Implications

PART TWO: PROCESSES FOR LEADERSHIP AND CHANGE: TEACHER LEADERSHIP FOR URBAN SCHOOLS

Processes: Overview and Framework

Preparing the Urban Teacher

Reconceptualizing the Experience

Project MASTER

Peer Coaching and Collaboration as Catalysts for Professional Growth in Urban High Schools

Preservice Teachers and Coursework

When is Getting it Right Wrong?

Processes: Reflections and Implications

PART THREE: COMMUNICATING LEADERSHIP AND CHANGE

Communication: Overview and Framework

Communicating and Teaching

Applied Communication Theory for Teacher Educators

Evaluating Communication Skills of Students in Teacher Education

Reflection in Leadership

An Examination of Peer Leader Role Development

Communication: Reflections and Implications

PART FOUR: CURRICULUM FOR LEADERSHIP AND CHANGE

Curriculum: Overview and Framework

Preparing Teachers to Be Leaders

Barriers in the Workplace

Introducing Prospective Teachers to Contemporary Views of Teaching and Learning Science

The Science and Youth Project

Preparing Teachers for the 21st Century

Curriculum: Reflections and Implications

CONCLUSION

Changing Role of the Teacher

Challenge for Teacher Educators

Other Titles in: School Change, Reform, & Restructuring

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