Professional Standards for Educational Leaders: The Empirical, Moral, and Experiential Foundations

Evidence increasingly points to a direct link between the curriculum leadership provided by educational leaders and the overall effectiveness of schools. Written by the primary architect of PSEL, educational leadership expert Joseph F. Murphy, this authoritative guide to understanding and applying the standards explores the new emphasis on leadership of learning, school culture and diversity, professional norms of educational leadership as well as teacher quality and caring support.

Written for higher education faculty, professional development providers, and school and district leaders, this comprehensive manual will power the educational leadership profession through the challenges of the next decade and beyond.