Schools tend to focus on improving schools or remaking them anew rather than sustaining what has been created by past leaders. Similarly, leaders rarely think about how the improvements they make will survive their own departure. In this book, the authors examine what we know about making leadership last in schools. They provide an overview of the topic, a summary of research, examples of best practices, and guidelines. This is a volume in "The Jossey-Bass Leadership Library in Education."

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments. The Authors. INTRODUCTION: Sustainability and Unsustainability The Choices for Change. PRINCIPLE 1: Depth Learning and Integrity. PRINCIPLE 2: Length Endurance and Succession. PRINCIPLE 3: Breadth Distribution, Not Delegation. PRINCIPLE 4: Justice Others and Ourselves. PRINCIPLE 5: Diversity Complexity and Cohesion. PRINCIPLE 6: Resourcefulness Restraint and Renewal. PRINCIPLE 7: Conservation History and Legacy. CONCLUSION: Sustainability in Action A Meal, Not a Menu. Research Sources. Notes. Index.

About the Author

ANDY HARGREAVES is the Thomas More Brennan Chair in Education in the Lynch School of Education at Boston College. He is the author of numerous books including Learning to Change from Jossey-Bass. DEAN FINK is an independent consultant with experience in more than thirty countries. A former teacher, principal, and superintendent, he is the author or coauthor of five books on leadership and educational change.

Reviews

"highly recommended" (Times Educational Supplement, 6th January 2006) "...a must read for educational leaders and for scholars of educational change..." (Journal of Educational Change, June 2006)