TY - BOOK AU - Leithwood,Kenneth A. AU - Louis,Karen Seashore AU - Anderson,Stephen E. AU - Knapp,Michael S. ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - Linking leadership to student learning AV - LB2806 .L3854 2012eb U1 - 371.200973 23 PY - 2012/// CY - San Francisco PB - Jossey-Bass KW - Educational leadership KW - School management and organization KW - Achievement motivation in children KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; pt. 1. School leadership that matters for studeNTS -- pt. 2. The broad and unique role of districts in the school improvement business; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2012; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries N2 - "Leadership is second only to classroom instruction as an influence on student achievement. Strong leadership can potentially unleash latent capacities that already exist in an organization. The authors, after five years of research, could not find a single documented case of a school that managed to turn around its student achievement trajectory in the absence of talented leadership. This thoroughly researched book examines all types of leaders: from the school principal to the teacher leader. The authors also look closely at each organizational level in the school system--school, classroom, community, district, and state"-- Provided by publisher UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/strathmore/Doc?id=10514037 ER -