This book represents the results of a 15-year longitudinal study based on in-depth case studies of the development of four teachers' pedagogical thinking. These studies illustrate how teachers' thinking - about children's behavior, development, learning, and teaching - develops over time, based on their personal and professional life experiences. It is an especially significant book because understanding how pedagogical thought develops over time and how these ideas are put into action in classrooms can be used to improve teacher education, induction, and retention programs.

Today's educational environment is a complex interplay of goals, needs, competing requirements and pressures, and dwindling resources. This book offers school and district leaders with leader-tested strategies, exemplars, and practical advice based on the authors' research of schools that showcases leadership for the 21st century.

This book provides current and potential teacher leaders with the background, content and knowledge base they need to become successful leaders.