The Handbook of Leadership and Professional Learning Communities

Product Description


Contributors offer ideas, applications, and resources for helping leaders and educators tackle the challenges of building successful professional learning communities. This wide-ranging text will prove indispensable for any democratically accountable leader committed to organizational change through communities of practice.


Review


"Dr. Mullen has put together a book that reminds us of the synergy and possibilities found in collaborations dedicated to shared transformational learning. Leadership preparation centered within considerations of social justice and equity mandates such a book as this one. The collective voices in this volume are a thoughtful addition to the libraries of program developers, school leaders, and those committed to preparing them." - Autumn Tooms, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership, Kent State University
"The Handbook of Leadership and Professional Learning Communities expands current literature about professional learning communities. Rather than perspectives by a single author or small team of authors, this edited collection features writings by both university scholars and instructors and K-12 practitioners. Because the contributors have different foci, the resources cited in the various chapters provide readers with a broad literature base, making the book suitable for use in educator preparation programs and practitioner studies. This edited volume is an important - and unique - contribution to the field." - Tricia Browne-Ferrigno, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership, University of Kentucky


About the Author


Carol A. Mullen, PhD, is a Professor in and Chair of the Department of Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She specializes in mentorship, leadership, and democracy in both K 12 and higher education settings. Dr. Mullen is editor of "Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning," a refereed international journal. Her authorships include more than 160 articles, book chapters, and special issues, in addition to 13 other books, most recently "Write to the Top! How to be a Prolific Academic "(with W. B. Johnson, Palgrave Macmillan, 2007) and "Curriculum Leadership Development: A Guide for Aspiring School Leaders "(2007)."