Books written by Thomas J. Sergiovanni

Educational Governance and Administration

I plan on using the text in our program next fall and look forward to the new edition." --Larry W. Brooks, Shenandoah University "This book and its earlier editions are all classic texts for use in intro courses in our field.
Educational and Organizational Leadership in Elementary Schools

In addition , many who misunderstood John Dewey's ideas produced the laissez - faire " progressive " schools which ... What is probably the most extremely distorted interpretation of View B in practice , although more by omission than ...
O novo executivo escolar: uma teoria de administração

Esse livro preocupa-se com a ciência da educação existente e com as novas abordagens científicas da prática e do estudo da administração da educação que atribuem um grande valor à...
Building Community in Schools

In this book, Thomas J. Sergiovanni explains why a sense of community is so vital to the success of any school and shows teachers, parents, and administrators what they can do to rebuild it.
The Principalship: A Reflective Practice Perspective with Enhanced Pearson Etext -- Access Card Package

Among the features new to this edition are: A new theory for the principalship is advocated: In keeping with the changing role of the principalship, this new theory looks at four dimensions to principal leadership that encourage ...
The Lifeworld of Leadership: Creating Culture, Community, and Personal Meaning in Our Schools

"Sergiovanni's book gives life and meaning to the words 'lifeworld' and 'systemsworld'--bringing a new and insightful perspective to the discourse on school reform--and challenges school leaders to gain a more...
The Principalship: A Reflective Practice Perspective

Embedded assessments with feedback help students review new terms and concepts and encourage reflection and discussion on the issues of the chapter. These are presented within the Pearson eText as interactive quizzes.
教育管理学

本书既涉及独特而前沿的教育管理学研究进展,对学校治理和管理的本质进行了深入的阐述,又涉及学校管理的常规主题,如学校管理者面临的财政和法律方面的挑战,以及校长,教师,学生和学监各自承揽的角色,人力资源管理等,为教育工作者提供了全方位的指导.
Leadership: What's in it for Schools?

This book examines leadership in a practical way by helping principals, heads, teachers and parents establish their roles and responsibilities and get to grips with the unique leadership requirements of schools.
Leadership for the Schoolhouse: How Is It Different Why Is It Important

Reading this book will make educators feel they have come home to familiar land and can still build anew from there." —Michael Huberman, professor, Graduate School of Education, Harvard University "Sergiovanni's alternative vision of ...
Leadership for the Schoolhouse: How Is It Different? Why Is It Important?

Are schools really special places, or simply organizations that share the features and characteristics of all other organizations? In Leadership for the Schoolhouse, Thomas J. Sergiovanni shows that schools are...
Leadership and Organizational Culture: New Perspectives on Administrative Theory and Practice

"This volume makes a special contribution to organizational analysis by developing the community element's influence on action and outcomes in organizational settings.
Moral Leadership: Getting to the Heart of School Improvement

"A vision of what could (and probably should) be. . . . The reader may want to revisit some sections for further reflection." --Educational Leadership "An excellent book that...
Strengthening the Heartbeat: Leading and Learning Together in Schools

Strengthening the Heartbeat offers leaders a clear and compelling way to help their schools achieve extraordinary results. The proven principles outlined in this book can help any school build a culture of leadership and learning.
The Principalship: A Reflective Practice Perspective

The major theme of The Principalship is leadership based on reflective practice and moral authority. This book also emphasizes school culture, standards, and building community. This edition aims to inform...
Strengthening the Heartbeat: Leading and Learning Together in Schools

Strengthening the Heartbeat offers leaders a clear and compelling way to help their schools achieve extraordinary results. The proven principles outlined in this book can help any school build a culture of leadership and learning.
Rethinking Leadership: A Collection of Articles

Readers will learn an innovative approach to reframing leadership, while discovering how to build effective learning communities. Written by the best of the best, this groundbreaking work truly redefines school leadership!
Building Community in Schools

"Sergiovanni documents cases of schools that have successfully reinvented themselves in order to establish a sense of 'community' as the foundation for all curriculum and instruction decisions. . . ....
Supervision: A Redefinition

This edition continues to promote a new vision of supervision from that of a top-down activity performed by higher ups in the school hierarchy, to one in which supervision is...