In consideration of the new and varied leadership roles teachers are expected to fill as schools restructure and reform, this collection offers an insightful vision of the changes needed in teacher education to prepare teachers to be proactive leaders. Contributors reflect on key aspects of contexts, processes, communication and curriculum. Topics discussed include: occupational stress; special preparation of urban teachers; peer coaching and collaboration; communication skills; and workplace barriers to leadership development.
Introduction - Mary John O¿Hair and Sandra J Odell
Weaving Leadership and Change into Teacher Education
PART ONE: CONTEXTS FOR LEADERSHIP AND CHANGE
Contexts: Overview and Framework - Michael Fullan
Co-Reform as an Approach to Change in Education - Carl D Glickman, Barbara F Lunsford and Kathleen A Szuminski
The Origin of Revolution
Role Change for Principals in Restructured Schools - Paul V Bredeson
Implications for Teacher Preparation and Teacher Work
Changing Roles and Occupational Stress in the Teaching Profession - Walter H Gmelch and Forrest W Parkay
Contexts: Reflections and Implications - Michael Fullan
PART TWO: PROCESSES FOR LEADERSHIP AND CHANGE: TEACHER LEADERSHIP FOR URBAN SCHOOLS
Processes: Overview and Framework - Kenneth Zeichner and Bernadette Baker
Preparing the Urban Teacher - Norvella P Carter and Patricia J Larke
Reconceptualizing the Experience
Project MASTER - Judith A Ponticell, George E Olson and Patricia S Charlier
Peer Coaching and Collaboration as Catalysts for Professional Growth in Urban High Schools
Preservice Teachers and Coursework - Diane Holt-Reynolds
When is Getting it Right Wrong?
Processes: Reflections and Implications - Kenneth Zeichner and Bernadette Baker
PART THREE: COMMUNICATING LEADERSHIP AND CHANGE
Communication: Overview and Framework - Cassandra L Book
Communicating and Teaching - Richard M Jacobs
Applied Communication Theory for Teacher Educators
Evaluating Communication Skills of Students in Teacher Education - Gretchen C Hess and Robert H Short
Reflection in Leadership - Ann L Darling and Martha L Dewey
An Examination of Peer Leader Role Development
Communication: Reflections and Implications - Cassandra L Book
PART FOUR: CURRICULUM FOR LEADERSHIP AND CHANGE
Curriculum: Overview and Framework - Kenneth A Sirotnik
Preparing Teachers to Be Leaders - Theodore J Kowalski
Barriers in the Workplace
Introducing Prospective Teachers to Contemporary Views of Teaching and Learning Science - Richard Ponzio and Charles Fisher
The Science and Youth Project
Preparing Teachers for the 21st Century - Robert Alley and Burga Jung
Curriculum: Reflections and Implications - Kenneth A Sirotnik
CONCLUSION
Changing Role of the Teacher - Joseph Murphy
Challenge for Teacher Educators