James Spillane: 3 books
Challenging Standards
Navigating Conflict and Building Capacity in the Era of the Common Core
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2015
The Common Core State Standards are at the center of the latest firestorm in American education reform. But this is not the nation’s first torrid experience with standards implementation. In Challenging Standards, Jonathan Supovitz and James Spillane bring together the collective knowledge of top...
Diagnosis and Design for School Improvement
Using a Distributed Perspective to Lead and Manage Change
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
This practical resource highlights the critical importance of diagnosis and design in the work of leading and managing for school improvement. The authors maintain that today’s school leaders and managers, under intense pressure to improve student learning, cannot simply adopt and implement...
by James P. Spillane
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2012
James Spillane, the leading expert in Distributed Leadership, shows how leadership happens in everyday practices in schools, through formal routines and informal interactions. He examines the distribution of leadership among administrators, specialists, and teachers in the school, and explains the...