Dr. Leithwood is Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy at OISE/University of Toronto. His research and writing concerns school leadership, educational policy and organizational change. Dr. Leithwood has published more than 70 referred journal articles, and authored or edited more than thirty books. For example, he is the senior editor of both the first and second International Handbooks on Educational Leadership and Administration (Kluwer Publishers, 1996, 2003). His most recent books (all with Corwin Press) include Leadership With Teachers' Emotions In Mind (in press), Making Schools Smarter (3rd edition, 2006) and Teaching for Deep Understanding (2006). Among his current research projects is a large, five-year, Wallace Foundation study, with colleagues, aimed at determining how state, district and school-level leadership influences student learning. Dr. Leithwood is the recent recipient of the University of Toronto's Impact on Public Policy award.
This research-based study helps administrators create a school environment that responds to teacher emotions and results in higher teacher retention, instructional effectiveness, and student achievement.
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About the Authors
1. Teacher Emotions, School Reform, and Student Learning: A Leadership Perspective
2. Looking Forward to Work: Job Satisfaction and Morale
3. Wanting to Stay Home: Stress, Anxiety, and Burnout
4. Persisting Against All Odds: Individual and Collective Self-Efficacy
5. To Stay or Go? Organizational Commitment and Engagement
6. From Feeling to Acting: Teacher Motivation and Educational Reform
7. Leading With Teacher Emotions in Mind: Setting Directions and Developing People
8. Leading With Teacher Emotions in Mind: Redesigning the Organization and Managing the Instructional Program
9. Conclusion: Leader Emotions
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