New ground is broken in every section...a toast to professionalism. From the Foreword by Thomas J. Sergiovanni Trinity University Explores these important topics: * Occupational stress * Special preparation of urban teachers * Peer coaching and evaluation * Communication skills * Workplace barriers to leadership development, and much more. Well-organized and straightforward, this volume offers you highly enjoyable reading as well as an insightful look at possibilities for tomorrow's teachers.

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