School Management by Wandering Around
By (Author) Larry Frase
By (author) Robert W. Hertzel
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Rowman & Littlefield Education
21st January 2003
United States
General
Non Fiction
Schools and pre-schools
371.200973
Paperback
228
Width 155mm, Height 231mm, Spine 15mm
331g
This book will help administrators and school leaders achieve excellence in all areas of the school system. It does not require massive planning or restructuring, just personal commitment and application.
....author Larry Frase explains that the Management by Walking Around (MBWA) leader wanders throughout the school and community, listening for hints and clues to strengths, weaknesses, problems, and solutions. MBWA requires frequent classroom walk-throughs and teacher observations. "The MBWA principal is off his seat and on his feet looking and listening for better ways to do thingswandering with a purpose." The book interweaves the MBWA concept into various areas of school administrations, such as staff development, teacher dismissal, and classroom observation. * Ers Bulletin *
...one of the professional books that a school administrator will want to read and keep as a reference....This is a classic for school administrators. * Nassp Bulletin *
Promotes a purposeful management technique and supports it with perceptive insight. . . a refreshing reminder of why most of us took to the executive seat in the first place. * The Executive Educator *