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You Sound Taller on the Telephone Dennis R. Dunklee

You Sound Taller on the Telephone By Dennis R. Dunklee

You Sound Taller on the Telephone by Dennis R. Dunklee

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This hands-on guide to being a principal is disguised as an engaging novel, with questions that invite debate and discussion.

You Sound Taller on the Telephone Summary

You Sound Taller on the Telephone: A Practitioners View of the Principalship by Dennis R. Dunklee

This hands-on guide to being a principal is disguised as an engaging novel. Its filled with real situations that happen to school leaders every day. The main characters common sense, sensitive intuition, and passion for his students welfare propel and underscore his actions. Through the actions of Grant Sterling youll learn to:

  • Examine what effective school leadership means to you
  • Blend the crucial skills of leadership, management, and administration into your Principalship
  • See how the best decisions always involve whats right for students
  • Build your solutions from the tools and materials in the community

Use the "real-life scenarios here to help you polish the talents you need as a school leader. Get comfortable with having to present and defend your viewpoint and having to persuade and convince others. Fine-tune your abilities in collaborative work and building on the ideas and knowledge of others.

Youll learn how to look for the best answers rather than the right ones to resolve situations. Find out how to use your own good instincts, knowledge, and courage to enhance your daily decision-making process.

For school leaders who want to understand how they can better serve students, community, and staff, this book is a must read. For courses in educational administration, it will stimulate ideas and further reflection. Questions at the end of each episode invite debate and discussion.

You Sound Taller on the Telephone Reviews

"Modeled on an account of one principals journey through two middle schools, a high school, and an elementary school, in urban and suburban settings...this book challenges you to think through your own style of leadership. The vignettes present a painfully accurate reflection of a principals day."

-- Rebecca Kesner * Principal Magazine *

"This is reality, this is what you wont read in any other book but will experience on the job. This is not theory, this is what you will face trying to give students the best you can."

-- Lizette Howard, Speech Pathologist

"This book is an excellent bridge between theory and practice. It is accurate, it is relevant, and it is readable."

-- Robert J. Shoop, Professor

About Dennis R. Dunklee

Dr. Dennis R. Dunklee is an Emeritus Professor in the Education Leadership Department in the Graduate School of Education at George Mason University. During his twenty-five years in public schools, he served as a teacher, elementary school principal, juniorhigh and middle school principal, high school principal, and central office administrator. During his more than twenty years at George Mason University, he taught courses in education law and school leadership and served as an advisor and chair for masters and doctoral candidates in school leadership. Because of his expertise and practical experience, he continues to be frequently called on to consult in the areas of effective schools, school law, administrator evaluation,instructional supervision, school-community relations, problem solving, and conflict resolution. In addition, he continues to be actively involved as a consultant and expert witness in numerous school-related lawsuits nationwide. As a university scholar and researcher, he has published, and continues to publish, textbooks, monographs,and articles on issues in the fields of school law, business management, administrative practice, and leadership theory. He also continues to present papers at international, national, regional, state, and local conferences and is a widely sought-after clinician for inservice workshops. Dr. Dunklee was an invited participant and presenter at the 2005 Oxford (University) Round Table on Education Law: Individual Rights and Freedoms. He received his Ph.D. in school administration and foundations from Kansas State University. His major area of research was in the field of education law, and his dissertationwas on tort liability for negligence. He holds a masters degree in elementary and secondary school administration from Washburn University. This is Dr. Dunklees eighth book for Corwin Press. His other Corwin books are You Sound Taller on the Telephone: A Practitioners View of the Principalship (1999); If You Want to Lead Not Just Manage (2000); The Principals Quick Reference Guide to School Law (2002 and 2006, with Robert J. Shoop); Strategic Listening for School Leaders (2005, with Jeannine Tate); Anatomy of a Lawsuit: What Every Education Leader Should Know About Legal Actions (2006, with Robert J. Shoop); and Poverty Is NOT a Learning Disability (2009, with Tish Howard and Sandy Grogan Dresser).

Table of Contents

Introduction The Contemporary Years The Center Years A Transition The Arthur Years A Transition The Moundview Years A Transition The City High Years A Transition The Adams Years Epilogue The Contemporary Years

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NPB9780803968493
9780803968493
0803968493
You Sound Taller on the Telephone: A Practitioners View of the Principalship by Dennis R. Dunklee
Dennis R. Dunklee
New
Hardback
SAGE Publications Inc
1999-07-14
280
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