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Blase, J., & Blase, J. (2002). Breaking the silence: Overcoming the problem of principal mistreatment of teachers. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.

Blase, J., & Blase, J. (2001). Empowering teachers: What successful principals do (2nd ed). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.

Blase, J., & Kirby, P. (2000). Bringing out the best in teachers: What effective principals do (2nd ed). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.

Blase, J. R. & Blase, J. (1998). Handbook of instructional leadership: How effective principals promote teaching and learning. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.

Blase, J. R., & Blase, J. (1996). The fire is back: Principals sharing school governance. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin

Blase, J., & Anderson, G. (1995). The micropolitics of leadership: From control to empowerment. London: Cassell Teachers College Press.

Blase, J., Blase, J., Anderson, G., & Dungan, S. (1995). Democratic principals in action: Eight pioneers. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.

Blase, J., & Blase, J. (1994). Empowering teachers: What successful principals do. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.

Blase, J., & Kirby, P. (1992). Bringing out the best in teachers: What effective principals do. Newbury Park, CA: Corwin.

Blase, J. (Ed.). (1991). The politics of life in schools: Power, conflict and cooperation. Newbury Park, CA: Sage.





Articles:

Blase, J., & Blase, J. (2002). The micropolitics of supervision: A call for research. Educational Administration Quarterly, 38 (1), 6-44.

Blase , J., & Blase , J. (2002).  Teachers’ perceptions of principals’ instructional leadership and implications. Leadership and Policy in Schools, 1 (3), 

Blase, J., & Blase, J. (2001). The teacher's principal. Journal of Staff Development, 22(1), 22-25.

Blase, J., & Blase, J. (2000). Effective instructional leadership: Teachers’ perspectives on how principals promote teaching and learning in schools. Journal of Educational Administration, 38(2), 130-141.

Blase, J., & Blase, J. (1999). Principals’ perspectives on shared governance leadership. Journal of School Leadership, 10(1), 9-39.

Blase, J., & Blase, J. (1999). Effective instructional leadership through teachers' eyes. High School Magazine, 7(1), 16-21.

Blase, J., & Blase, J. (1999). Principals’ instructional leadership and teacher development: Teachers’ perspectives. Educational Administration Quarterly, 35(3), 349-378.

Blase, J., & Blase, J. (1999). Implementation of shared governance for instructional improvement: Principals’ perspectives. Journal of Educational Administration,37(5), 476-500.

Blase, J., & Blase, J. (1999). Shared governance principals: The inner experience. NASSP Bulletin, 83(606), 39-47.

Blase, J., & Blase, J. (1998). Inquiry and collaboration: Supporting the lifelong study of learning and teaching. [ASCD’s] International Electronic Journal for Leadership in Learning [Online], 2(7), 1-10. Available:
www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~iej11/volume2/Blase2_7.html

Blase, J. & Blase, J. R. (1997). The micropolitical orientation of facilitative school principals and its effects on teachers’ sense of empowerment. Journal of Educational Administration, 35(2), 141-167.

Blase, J. & Blase, J. R. (1996). Facilitative school leadership and teacher empowerment: Teachers’ perspectives. Social Psychology of Education, 1(2), 117-145.

Blase, J. R. & Blase, J. (1996). Micropolitical strategies used by administrators and teachers in instructional conferences. The Alberta Journal of Educational Research, XL11(4), 345-360.

Blase, J. & Blase, J. (1994). The micropolitics of teacher's work involvement: Effective principals impacts on teachers. The Alberta Journal of Education Research, 40(1), 67-94.

Blase, J. (1993). The micropolitics of effective school-based leadership: Teachers' perspectives. Educational Administration Quarterly, 29(2), 142-163.

Reavis, C.T. & Blase, J. (1993). The politics of leadership. Canadian School Journal.

Blase, J., & Roberts, J. (1992). Micropolitical leadership in schools: Implications for preparation programs in educational administration. Organization Theory Dialogue. San Diego, CA: Organizational Theory Special Interest Group, American Educational Research Association.

O'Hair, M., & Blase, J. (1992). Power and politics in the classroom: Implications for teacher education. Action in Teacher Education, 14(1), 10-17.

Blase, J., & Kirby, P. (1991). The power of praise: A strategy for effective principals. The National Association of Secondary Principals Bulletin, 76(548), 9-77.

Kirby, P., & Blase, J. (1991). Teachers' political strategies with closed principals or How to know what teachers won't tell you. National Association of Secondary School Principals Bulletin.

Smith, J. & Blase, J. (1991). From empiricism to hermenutics: Educational leadership as a practical and moral activity. Journal of Educational Administration,29(1), 6-21.

Blase, J. (1991). The micropolitical orientation of teachers toward closed school principals. Education and Urban Society, 23(4), 356-378.

Blase, J. (1991). The micropolitical perspective: A brief overview. Politics of Education Bulletin, 17(4), 1-2.

Blase, J. (1990). Some negative effects of principals' control-oriented and protective political behavior: The teachers' perspective. American Educational Research Journal, 27(4), 727-753.

Smith, J., & Blase, J. (1990). Rejoinder to Allison: You tried to run, but you couldn't hide. Organizational Theory Dialogue, 1, 7-9.

Blase, J. (1989). The micropolitics of the school: The everyday political perspective of teachers toward open school principals. Educational Administration Quarterly, 25(4), 377-407.

Blase, J. (1989). Some micropolitical strategies used by school principals to control teachers: The teachers' perspective. High School Journal, 73(1), 26-33.

Blase, J. (1989). Teacher stress. The International Encyclopedia of Education, (1),735-737.

Pajak, E., & Blase, J. (1989). The impact of teachers' personal lives on Professional role enactment: A qualitative analysis. The American Educational Research Journal, 26(2), 283-310.

Blase, J. (1989). Micropolitical strategies used by principals to control teachers. The Canadian School Executive, 9(6), 30-33.

Smith, J., & Blase, J. (1989). You can run but you can not hide: Hermeneutics and its challenge to the field of educational leadership. Organizational Theory Dialogue, 1-7.

Blase, J. (1988). The teachers' political orientation vis-a-vis the principal: The micropolitics of the school. Journal of Education Policy, 3(5), 113-126.

Blase, J. (1988). The politics of favoritism: A qualitative analysis of the teachers' perspective. Educational Administration Quarterly, 24(2), 152-177.

Blase, J. (1988). The everyday political perspectives of teachers: Vulnerability and conservatism. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 1(2), 125-142.

Smith, J., & Blase, J. (1988). Educational leadership: A moral and practical activity. National Association of Secondary School Principals' Bulletin, 72(510), 1-10.

Pounder, D., & Blase, J. (1988). Principal favoritism: Explanations, effects, and implications for practice. Planning and Changing, 19(1), 3-7.

Blase, J. (1987). Dimensions of effective school leadership: The teachers' perspective. American Educational Research Journal, 24(4), 589-610.

Blase, J. (1987). Political interactions among teachers: Sociocultural context in the school. Urban Education, 22(3), 286-309.

Blase, J. (1987). Dimensions of ineffective school leadership: The teachers' perspective. Journal of Educational Administration, 25(2), 193-213.

Blase, J. (1987). The politics of teaching: The teacher-parent relationship and the dynamics of diplomacy. Journal of Teacher Education, 38(2), 53-60.

Blase, J., & Wells, G. (1987). Teacher survival tactics and the inept principal. American Secondary Education, 15(4), 21-24.

Blase, J. (1987). The teachers' perspective on ineffective school leadership. High School Journal, 70(4), 167-172.

Blase, J., & Williams, H. (1987). Politics in the school: The teachers' political orientation toward the principal. Journal of Humanistic Education and Development, 26(2), 72-80.

Blase, J., & Kline, W. (1987-1988). A design to illustrate the dynamics of work group stress. Organizational Behavior Teaching Review, 12(1), 84-91.

Blase, J., & Williams, H. (1987). How to be an ineffective principal. The Canadian School Executive, 6(7), 3-7.

Evans, M., & Blase, J. (1986). The moral perspective: The life insurance agent as a guardian of the family ethic. International Studies of Management in Organization, 16(1), 80-93.

Blase, J. (1986). Socialization as humanization: One side of becoming a teacher. Sociology of Education, 59(2), 100-113.

Blase, J. (1986). A qualitative analysis of sources of teacher stress: Consequences for performance. The American Educational Research Journal, 23(1), 13-40.

Blase, J., & Pajak, E. (1986). The impact of teachers' work-life on personal-life: A Qualitative analysis. The Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 32(4), 307-322.

Blase, J. (1986). The phenomenology of teacher stress: Implications for organizational theory and research. Administrator's Notebook, 31(7), 1-4.

Blase, J., Strathe, M., & Dedrick, C. (1986). School principal leadership behavior as related to teacher stress, satisfaction and performance. Journal of Humanistic Education and Development, 24(4), 159-171.

Holmes, T., & Blase, J. (1986). The middle school concept: Implications for administration. The Middle School Journal, 9(1), 24-29.

Kline, W., & Blase, J. (1986). Group stress: An intervention. In J. W. Pfeiffer (ed.), A handbook of structured experiences for human relations training. San Diego, CA: University Associates, Inc.

Blase, J., Strathe, M., & Pajak, E. (1986). A theory of teacher performance: Preservice and inservice implications. Contemporary Education, 57(3), 138-143.

Blase, J., & Wells, R. (1985/1986). The teacher performance motivation theory: Implications for supervision and staff development. National Forum for Educational Administration and Supervision, 3(1), 58-64.

Blase, J. (1985). An ethnographic study of factors contributing to the rationalization of the teacher's instructional perspective. Urban Education, 20(3), 235-256.

Blase, J., & Greenfield, W. (1985). How teachers cope with stress, how administrators can help. The Canadian Administrator, 25(2), 1-4.

Blase, J., & Pajak, E. (1985). How discipline creates stress for teachers. Canadian School Executive, 4(7), 8-11.

Blase, J. (1984). A data based model of how teachers cope with work stress. The Journal of Educational Administration, 22(2), 173-191.

Pajak, E., & Blase, J. (1984). Teachers in bars: From professional to personal self. Sociology of Education, 57(3), 164-173.

Blase, J. (1984). School principals and teacher stress: A qualitative analysis. National Forum of Educational Administration and Supervision, 1(32), 35-43.

Blase, J., & Matthews, K. (1984). How principals stress teachers. Canadian School Executive, 4(6), 8-11.

Blase, J. (1984). Teacher coping and school principal behaviors. Contemporary Education, 56(1), 21-25.

Blase, J. (1983). Teachers' perceptions of moral guidance. Clearing House, 56(9), 389-393.

Blase, J., & Long, V. (1983). The counseling role of teachers: Implications for the work of teachers. High School Journal, 66(4), 240-244.

Blase, J., & Greenfield, W. (1982). On the meaning of being a high school teacher: The beginning years. High School Journal, 65(8), 263-271.

Pajak, E., & Blase, J. (1982). Teaching, the loss of innocence and the psychological development of a professional self: Recollections of the first few years of teaching. Educational Horizons, 60(2), 65-72.

Blumberg, A., Kleinke, D., Pajak, E., Blase, J., Mehlenbacker, E., & Mehlenbacker, S. (1982). The teacher bar: Ancillary organization to the school. The Educational Forum, 47(1), 111-125.

Blase, J. (1982). A social-psychological theory of teacher stress and burnout. Educational Administration Quarterly, 17(4), 93-113.

Greenfield, W., & Blase, J. (1981). Motivating teachers: Understanding the factors that shape performance. The Bulletin of the National Association of Secondary School Principals, 65(448), 1-10.

Blase, J., & Greenfield, W. (1980-1981). An interactive/cyclical theory of teacher performance. Administrator's Notebook, 29(5), 1-4.


Book Chapters:


Blase, J., & Blase, J. (2002). Micropolitical aspects of co-authorship in higher education. In M. Reese and S.A. Korchek (Eds.), Texas Council of Women Executives Publications, Vol. 5 (pp. ). San Marcos, TX: Southwest Texas State University.

Blase, J., & Blase, J. (in press, 2002). The politics of being married in academe: Strange brew. In J.G. Knowles and A. Cole (Eds.), Married to the academy: Accounts from collaborating scholars who are partners in life (pp. ).

Blase, J., & Blase, J. (2001). In the teachers’ own words: Six powerful elements of effective staff development. In L. Orozco (Ed.), Learning Schools (pp. ). Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt.

Blase, J., & Blase, J. (2000). The politics of being married in academe: Strange brew. In J. G. Knowles and A. Cole (Eds.), Married to the academy: Accounts from collaborating scholars who are partners in life (pp. ).

Blase, J., & Blase, J. (1999). In the teachers’ own words: Six powerful elements of effective staff development. In L. Orozco (Ed.), Perspectives: Educational leadership (pp. 143-148). Bellevue, IA: Coursewise.

Blase, J. (1998). The micropolitics of educational change. In A. Hargreaves (Ed.) The International Handbook of Educational Change, (pp. 544-557). England: Kluwer.

Blase, J. (1997). The micropolitics of teaching. In B. Biddle, T. Good, & I. Goodson (Eds.) The International Handbook of Teachers and Teaching, (pp. 939-970). Dordrecht, Netherlands: Kluwer.

Pajak, E., & Blase, J. (1997). Teachers in bars: From professional to personal self. In C.M. Charles (Ed.) Introduction to educational research, 3rd.ed. White Plains, NY: Longman. [Reprint]

Anderson, G. L. & Blase, J. J. (1994). EL Contexto Micropolitico Del Trabajo De Los Maestros. In M. T. Gonzalez & J. M. Escudero (Eds.) EL Professor y la organization escolar. Madrid: Editorial Cincel, (Reprint).

Blase, J. (1994). The micropolitics of education: The state of the art. In R. Don Moyer & J. Scheurich (Eds.) The knowledge base in educational administration: Multiple perspectives. Albany, NY: SUNY Press.

Anderson, G., & Blase, J. (1993). The micropolitical context of teachers' work. In M. J. O’Hair & S. J. Odell (Eds.) Diversity and teaching: Teacher Education Yearbook, (1) (pp.71-83). Fort Worth, TX: Harcourt Brace & Jovanovich.

Blase, J.R., & Blase, J. (1994). The micropolitics of successful supervisor teacher interactions in conferences. In D. Corson & A. Hargreaves (Eds.) Discourse and Power in Educational Organizations. Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press.

Blase, J. (1989). The teachers' political orientation vis-a-vis the principal: The micropolitics of the school. In J. Hannaway & R. Crowson (Eds.). The Politics of Reforming School Administration: The 1988 Year Book of the Politics of
Education Association. Falmer Press. (Reprint of article).

Pajak, E., & Blase, J. (1984). Teaching, the loss of innocence and the psychological development of a professional self. Chapter in Readings in Educational Psychology. Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing Co. (Reprint of article).


Book Reviews:

Blase, J. (1989). [Contradictions of control: School structure and school knowledge]. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 2(1),
75-76.