Featuring the leading figures in educational leadership, this new resource from Owings and Kaplan connects best thinking with best practices and emerging issues in school leadership. The contributing authors--including Michael Fullan, Linda Darling-Hammond, Alan November, Robert Marzano, Gerald Tirozzi, and Gene Carter--present leading research and key considerations to assist in making decisions about new programs and new directions for your school.

This book highlights:

• Future Trends
• Recruiting
• High-Stakes Testing
• Teacher Quality
• Technology
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Special Education
• School Law
• Political Environment
• Building-level Change
• Parent/Community Relationships

Best Practices, Best Thinking, and Emerging Issues in School Leadership unites the ideas of these leading educators and researchers with the perspectives of practicing principals, reconciling theory and fieldwork with recommendations for best practice--truly applying research-into-practice into one manageable, accessible guide.