%0 Journal Article
%T Arts-based instructional leadership: Crafting a supervisory practice that supports the art of teaching
%A ZACH KELEHEAR
%J International Journal of Education Policy and Leadership
%D 2008
%I Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Simon Fraser University, George Mason University
%X If teaching at its best is an art (Davis, 2005; Sarason, 1999; Grumet, 1993; Eisner, 1985; Barone, 1983; Greene, 1971; Smith 1971), then instructional leadership of teaching, done best, must also be based in art (Behar-Horenstein, 2004; Klein, 1999; Eisner, 1983 & 1998a; Blumberg, 1989; Barone, 1998). The author examines possible applications of an arts-based approach to instructional leadership (Blumberg, 1989; Pajak, 2003; Barone, 1998). Building on the research base regarding instructional leadership as art form, the author combines the Feldman Method (Feldman, 1995) of critique, Eisner¡¯s (1998) notion of connoisseurship, and Ragans¡¯ (2005) articulation of the elements of art and the principles of design to construct a practice that captures both the technical craft of teaching and the aesthetic dimensions evident in artistic pedagogy (Eisner, 1983; Sarason, 1999). Preliminary results of an ongoing implementation study are presented.
%U http://journals.sfu.ca/ijepl/index.php/ijepl/article/view/92/31