Developing Rural School Leaders

<p>Developing Rural School Leaders combines a focus on rural education and school leadership development to illustrate how the teaching and learning conditions in rural schools can be enhanced through transformative leadership coaching. By unpacking literature related to rural school leadership development and using case studies to authentically illustrate the complexities involved in rural school leadership development, this book explores how leaders can develop their abilities to increase data-informed instructional decision making, create a culture that supports teaching and learning, and develop other leaders. Ultimately, this important book concludes with an exploration of the opportunities and challenges of developing rural school leaders. </p> <p><em>List of Tables and Figures</em></p><p><em>Foreword by Sally J. Zepeda</em></p><p><em>Preface</em></p><p><em>Acknowledgments</em></p><p><b>Part I. A Review of the Literature on Aspects of Rural School Leadership Development</b></p><p>Chapter 1. What is the rural school leadership context? </p><p>Chapter 2. What should rural school leaders be developed to do?</p><p>Chapter 3 How can rural school leaders be developed? </p><p>Chapter 4 What is an effective model for developing rural school leaders?</p><p>Part II: Case Studies of Rural School Leadership Development</p><p>Chapter 5. Learning to Increase Data-Informed Instructional Decisions</p><p>Chapter 6. Learning to Improve the Culture of Teaching and Learning to Increase Teacher Leadership</p><p>Chapter 7. Learning to Develop Other Leaders</p><p>Chapter 8 What are the opportunities for and challenges of developing rural school leaders through transformational leadership coaching?</p><p><em>Appendix A. LLC Participants</em></p><p><em>Appendix B. Protocol for Visiting LLC Leaders' Schools</em></p><p><em>Appendix C. LLC Coaching Protocol</em></p><p><em>Appendix D. LLC Debriefing Protocol</em></p><p><em>Appendix E. LLC Action Research Cycle Background Information</em></p><p><em>Appendix F. LLC Action Research Planning Template</em></p><p><em>Appendix G. LLC Progress Update Protocol</em></p><p><em>Appendix H. LLC Leader Interview Protocol</em></p><p><em>Appendix I. LLC Coach Interview Protocol</em></p>