The UCEA Center for the Study of School Site Leadership
Kenneth Leithwood
List of Recent Publications
Complete list of Kenneth Leithwood's publication (PDF file)
Books
Leithwood, K., Mascall, B., & Strauss, T. (Eds.) (2009). Distributed leadership according to the evidence. New York, NY: Routledge
Leithwood, K., & Beatty, B. (2007). Leading with teacher emotions in mind. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.
Day, C., & Leithwood, K. (Eds.), (2007). Successful school principalship in times of change: An international perspective. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer.
Leithwood, K. (2006). Teacher working conditions that matter: Evidence for change. Toronto, ON: Elementary Teachers’ Federation.
Leithwood, K., Jantzi, D., & Aitken, R. (2006). Making schools smarter (3rd edition). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.
Leithwood, K., McAdie, P., Bascia, N., & Rodrigue, A. (Eds.). (2006). Teaching for deep understanding: What every educator should know. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.
Bascia, N., Datnow, A., Cumming, A., Leithwood, K., & Livingstone, D. (Eds.). (2005). International handbook of educational policy. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer.
Mulford, W., Silins, H., & Leithwood, K. (2004). Educational leadership for organizational learning and student outcomes. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer.
Leithwood, K., & Hallinger, P. (Eds.). (2003). Second international handbook on educational leadership and administration. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer
Leithwood, K., (Ed.) (2000). Understanding schools as intelligent systems. Stamford, CT: JAI.
Leithwood, K., Jantzi, D., & Edge, K. (1999). Educational accountability: The state-of-the-art. Gutersloh, Germany: Bertelsmann.
Leithwood, K., Jantzi, D., & Steinbach, R. (1999). Changing leadership for changing times. Buckingham, UK: Open University Press.
Leithwood, K., & Louis, K., (Eds.). (1999). Organizational learning in schools. Dordrecht, The Netherlands, Swets & Zeitlinger.
Chapters in Books
Leithwood, K. (in press). Transformational school leadership. In E. Baker, B. McGraw & P. Peterson (Eds.) International encyclopedia of education (3rd edition). Oxford, UK: Elsevier.
Leithwood, K., & Levin, B. (in press). Understanding how leadership influences student outcomes. In E. Baker, B. McGraw & P. Peterson (Eds.) International encyclopedia of education (3rd edition). Oxford, UK: Elsevier.
Hallinger, P., & Leithwood, K. (in press). Instructional leadership. In E. Baker, B. McGraw & P. Peterson (Eds.) International encyclopedia of education (3rd edition). Oxford, UK: Elsevier.
Sleegers, P., & Leithwood, K. (in press). School development for teacher learning and change. In E. Baker, B. McGraw & P. Peterson (Eds.) International encyclopedia of education (3rd edition). Oxford, UK: Elsevier.
Leithwood, K., Mascall, B., & Strauss, T. (2009). Distributed leadership: New perspectives on an old idea (Introduction). In K. Leithwood, B. Mascall & T. Strauss (Eds.) Distributed leadership according to the evidence. New York, NY: Routledge.
Leithwood, K., Mascall, B., & Strauss, T. (2009). What we have learned and where we go from here. In K. Leithwood, B. Mascall & T. Strauss (Eds.) Distributed leadership according to the evidence. New York, NY: Routledge.
Leithwood, K., Mascall, B., Strauss, T., Sacks, R., Memon, N., & Yashkina, A. (2009). Distributing leadership to make schools smarter. In K. Leithwood, B. Mascall & T. Strauss (Eds.) Distributed leadership according to the evidence. New York, NY: Routledge.
Leithwood, K. (2007). The emotional side of school improvement: A leadership perspective. In T. Townsend (Ed.) The International handbook on school effectiveness and improvement (pp. 615-634). Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer.
Leithwood, K. (2007). Organizational conditions to support teaching and learning. In W. Hawley (Ed.), The keys to effective schools: Education reform as continuous improvement. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.
Leithwood, K., Bauer, S., & Riedlinger B. (2007) Developing and sustaining school principals: Lessons from the Greater New Orleans School Leadership Center. In B. Davies (Ed.), Sustaining and developing leaders. London, UK: Sage.
Leithwood, K., & Day, C. (2007). Starting with what we know. In C. Day & K. Leithwood (Eds.), Successful principal leadership in times of change: An international perspective (pp. 1-15). Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer.
Leithwood, K., & Day, C. (2007). What we learned: A broad view. In C. Day & K. Leithwood (Eds.), Successful principal leadership in times of change: An international perspective (pp. 189-203). Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer.
Belchetz, D., & Leithwood, K. (2007). Successful leadership: Does context matter and if so, how? In C. Day & K. Leithwood (Eds.), Successful principal leadership in times of change: An international perspective (pp. 117-137). Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer.
Day, C., & Leithwood, K. (2007). Building and sustaining successful principalship: Key themes. In C. Day & K. Leithwood (Eds.), Successful principal leadership in times of change: An international perspective (pp. 171-188). Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer.
Leithwood, K. (2006). Transformational school leadership in a transactional world. In the Jossey-Bass reader on educational leadership (2nd edition) (pp. 183-196). San Francisco, CA: John Wiley and Sons.
Leithwood, K., McAdie, P., Bascia, N., Rodrigue, A., & Moore, S. (2006). Deep understanding for all students: The central purpose for Ontario’s curriculum. In K. Leithwood, P. McAdie, N. Bascia & A. Rodrigue (Eds.), Teaching for deep understanding: What every educational leader should know (Chapter 1). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.
Leithwood, K., McAdie, P., Bascia, N., Rodrigue, A., & Moore, S. (2006). Summary and recommendations. In K. Leithwood, P. McAdie, N. Bascia & A. Rodrigue (Eds.), Teaching for deep understanding: What every educational leader should know (Chapter 20). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.
Leithwood, K. (2005). Accountable schools and the leadership they need. In N. Bascia, A. Datnow, A. Cummins, K. Leithwood & D. Livingstone (Eds.), International handbook of educational policy (pp. 439-456). Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer.
Leithwood, K., & Levin, B. (2005). Assessing leadership effects on student learning: Selected challenges for research and program evaluation. In W. K. Hoy & C. Miskel (Eds.), Educational leadership and reform. Greenwich, CT: IAP.
Leithwood, K. & Riehl, C. (2005). What we already know about successful school leadership. In W. A. Firestone & C. Riehl (Eds.), A new agenda: directions for research on educational leadership. New York, NY: Teachers College Press.
Leithwood, K., & Jantzi, D. (2003). Transformational leadership effects on student engagement with school. In M. Wallace & L. Poulson (Eds.), Educational leadership and management (pp. 194-212). London, UK: Sage.
Leithwood, K., Jantzi, D., & Steinbach, R. (2003). Fostering teacher leadership. In N. Bennett, M. Crawford & M. Cartwright (Eds.), Effective educational leadership (pp. 186-200). Buckingham, UK: Open University Press.
Leithwood, K. Jantzi, D., & Steinbach, R. (2003). Future schools and leaders’ values. In M. Preedy, R. Glatter & C. Wise (Eds.), Strategic leadership and educational improvement (pp. 19-32). Milton Keynes, UK: Open University Press.
Leithwood, K., & Steinbach, R. (2003). Leadership for especially challenging schools. In B. Davies & J. West-Burnham (Eds.) Handbook of educational leadership and management. London, UK: Pearson.
Leithwood, K., (2002). School leadership and educational accountability: A distributed perspective. In the annual National association for professors of education yearbook.
Leithwood, K. (2002). Teacher leadership. In M. Brundett, N. Burton & R. Smith (Eds.), Leadership in education. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Leithwood, K., & Jantzi. D. (2002). Thoughts behind “Transformational leadership effects on school organization and student engagement with school”. In M. Wallace (Ed.), Learning to read critically in educational management. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Leithwood, K., Jantzi, D., & Steinbach, R. (2002). School leadership and the new right. In K. Leithwood & P. Hallinger (Eds.), Second international handbook on educational leadership and administration. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer
Leithwood, K., & Prestine, N. (2002). Unpacking the challenges of leadership at the school and district level. In J. Murphy (Ed.), Challenges of school leadership (NSSE Yearbook). Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.
Leithwood, K. (2001). Standards for a second generation of school leadership standards. In P. Hallinger (Ed.), Global trends in leadership development. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Swets & Zeitlinger.
Leithwood, K., & Huber, S. (2001) Leadership preparation in Canada. In S. Huber (Ed.), Preparing school leaders for the twenty first century: An international comparison of development programmes in 15 countries. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Swets & Zeitlinger.
Leithwood, K. (2000). Conclusions: what have we learned about schools as intelligent systems. In K. Leithwood (Ed.), Understanding schools as intelligent systems. Greenwich, CT: JAI.
Leithwood, K. (2000). Introduction: understanding schools as intelligent systems. In K. Leithwood (Ed.), Understanding schools as intelligent systems. Greenwich, CT: JAI.
Coffin, G., & Leithwood, K. (2000). District contributions to principals’ situated learning. In K. Leithwood (Ed.), Understanding schools as intelligent systems. Greenwich, CT: JAI.
Leithwood. K. & Jantzi, D. (2000). The effects of different sources of leadership on student engagement in school. In K. Riley & K. Louis (Eds.), Leadership for change and school reform. New York, NY: Falmer.
Leithwood, K., Leonard, L., & Sharratt, L. (2000). Conditions fostering organizational learning in schools. In K. Leithwood (Ed.), Understanding schools as intelligent systems. Greenwich, CT: JAI.
Leithwood, K., (1999). An organizational perspective on values for leaders of future schools. In P. Begley (Ed.), Values and educational leadership (pp. 25-51). Albany, NY: State University of New York.
Leithwood, K. (1999). Team learning processes. In K. Leithwood & K. Louis (Eds.), Organizational learning in schools. Lisse, The Netherlands: Swets & Zeitlinger.
Leithwood, K., & Duke, D. (1999). A century's quest to understand school leadership. In J. Murphy & K. Louis (Eds.), Handbook of research on educational administration. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Leithwood, K., Jantzi, D., & Steinbach, R.(1999). Leadership and other conditions which foster organizational learning in schools. In K. Leithwood & K. Louis (Eds.), Organizational learning in schools. Lisse, The Netherlands: Swets & Zeitlinger.
Leithwood, K., & Louis, K. (1999). Organizational learning in schools: An introduction. In K. Leithwood & K. Louis (Eds.), Organizational learning in schools. Lisse, The Netherlands: Swets & Zeitlinger.
Leithwood, K., Menzies, T., Jantzi, D.,& Leithwood, J. (1999). Teacher burnout: A critical challenge for leaders of restructuring schools. In R. Vandenberghe & M. Huberman (Eds.), Understanding and preventing teacher burnout. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press
Louis, K., & Leithwood, K. (1999). From organizational learning to professional learning communities. In K. Leithwood & K. Louis (Eds.), Organizational learning in schools. Lisse, The Netherlands: Swets & Zeitlinger.
Journal Articles
Leithwood, K. (in press). Should educational leadership focus on next practices or best practices? Journal of Educational Change.
Leithwood, K., & Jantzi, D. (in press). “Linking” leadership to student learning: The role of leader efficacy, Educational Administration Quarterly.
Leithwood, K., & Mascall, B. (in press). The effects of collective leadership on student achievement, Educational Administration Quarterly.
Leithwood, K., Strauss, T., & Anderson, S. E. (in press). How districts develop school leader efficacy, Journal of School Leadership.
Mascall, B., Leithwood, K., & Strauss, T. (in press) The relationship between patterns of distributed leadership and academic optimism, Journal of Educational Administration.
Leithwood, K., & Day, C. (Eds.). (2007). The impact of school leadership on pupil outcomes (Editorial), School Leadership and Management 28(1), 1-4.
Leithwood, K., Harris, A., & Hopkins, D. (2007). Seven strong claims about successful school leadership. School Leadership and Management 28(1), 27-42
Leithwood, K., Mascall, B., Strauss, T., Sacks, R., Memon, N., & Yashkina, A. (2007). Distributing leadership to make schools smarter: Taking the ego out of the system. Leadership and Policy in Schools, 6(1), 37-67.
Day, C., & Leithwood, K., & Sammons, P. (2007). What we have learned, what we need to know more about, School Leadership and Management 28(1), 83-96.
Day, C., Sammons, P., Hopkins, D., Leithwood, K., & Kington, A. (2007).Research into the impact of school leadership on pupil outcomes, School Leadership and Management 28(1), 5-25.
Harris, A., Leithwood, K., Day, C., Sammons, P., & Hopkins, D. (2007). Distributed leadership and organizational change: Reviewing the evidence. Journal of Educational Change 8, 337-347.
Leithwood, K. (2006). Leadership according to the evidence, Leadership and Policy in Schools, 5(3), 177-202.
Leithwood, K., & Jantzi, D. (2006). Transformational school leadership: Its effects on students, teachers and their classroom practices, School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 17(2), 201-227.
Leithwood, K., Jantzi, D., & McElheron-Hopkins, C. (2006). The development and testing of a school improvement model, School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 17(4), 441-464.
Leithwood, K., & Sleegers, P. (2006). Transformational school leadership: An introduction, School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 17(2), 143-145 (editors’ introduction to special issue of journal).
Leithwood, K. (2005). Making schools smarter by leading with evidence, Leading and Managing, 11(2), 1-12
Leithwood, K., (2005). Understanding successful principal leadership: Progress on a broken front. Journal of Educational Administration, 43(6), 619-629.
Day, C., Jacobson, S., & Leithwood, K. (2005). Editors of special issue of Journal of Educational Administration, 43(6).
Leithwood, K., & Jantzi, D. (2005). A review of transformational leadership research 1996-2005, Leadership and Policy in Schools, 4(3), 177-200.
Leithwood, K. (2004). Programs and politics: The local uses of international tests, Curriculum Inquiry, 34(3), 363-378.
Kramer, D., Cole, D. & Leithwood, K. (2004). Doing knowledge transfer: Engaging management and labour with research on employee health and safety, Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 24(4), 316-330.
Leithwood, K., & Jantzi, D. (2004). Strategic leadership for large scale reform: the case of England’s National Literacy and Numeracy Strategies, Journal of School Management and Leadership, 24(1), 57-79.
Leithwood, K. (2003), Editor of special issue and introduction, School leadership standards: An international perspective, Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2,(1).
Gesel, F. Sleegers, P., Leithwood, K., & Jantzi, D. (2003). Transformational leadership effects on teacher commitment and effort toward school reform, Journal of Educational Administration, 41(3), 228-256.
Leithwood, K., Riedlinger, B., Bauer, S., & Jantzi, D. (2003). Leadership program effects on student learning: The case of the Greater New Orleans School Leadership Center, Journal of School Leadership, 13(6), 707-738.
Leithwood, K. (2002). School leadership and teachers’ motivation to implement accountability policies, Educational Administration Quarterly, 38(1), 78-94.
Leithwood, K., Jantzi, D., & Mascall, B. (2002). Large-scale reform: What works, Journal of Educational Change, 3(1), 7-33.
Yu, H. Leithwood, K., & Jantzi, D. (2002). The comparative effects of transformational leadership on teachers commitment to change in Hong Kong and Canada, Journal of Educational Administration, 1(4), 368-384.
Leithwood, K. (2001). School leadership and educational accountability, International Journal of Educational Leadership, 3(4), 217-237.
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Leithwood, K., & Earl, L. (2000). Educational accountability effects: An international perspective, Peabody Journal of Education, 75(4), 1-18.
Leithwood, K., & Jantzi, D. (2000). The effects of transformation leadership on student engagement with school, Journal of Educational Administration, 38(2), 112-129.
Leithwood, K., & Jantzi, D. (2000). Principal and teacher leader effects: A replication, School Leadership and Management, 20(4), 415-434.
Leithwood, K., & Jantzi, D. (1999). The relative effects of principal and teacher leadership on student engagement in school, Educational Administration Quarterly, 35(Supplemental), 679-706.
Leithwood, K., & Jantzi, D. (1999). Transformational leadership effects: A replication, School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 10(4), 451-479.
Leithwood, K., Jantzi, D., & Steinbach, R. (1999). Do school councils matter?, Educational Policy, 13(4), 467-493.
Hallinger, P., & Leithwood, K. (1998). Unseen forces: The impact of social culture on school leadership. Peabody Journal of Education, 73(2), 1-10.
Leithwood, K., & Duke, D. (1998). Mapping the conceptual terrain of leadership: A critical point of departure for cross cultural studies. Peabody Journal of Education, 73(2), 31-50.
Leithwood, K., & Menzies, T. (1998). Forms and effects of school-based management: A review. Educational Policy, 12(3), 325-346.
Leithwood, K., Leonard, L., & Sharratt, L. (1998). Conditions fostering organizational learning in schools. Educational Administration Quarterly, 34(2), 243-276.
Leithwood, K., & Menzies, T. (1998). A review of research concerning the implementation of school-based management. School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 9(3), 233-285.