School as community : from promise to practice / edited by Gail Furman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Furman, Gail C., 1946-

Series:

SUNY series in educational leadership

SUNY series, educational leadership

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School management and organization--United States.

School management and organization.

United States.

Community and school--United States.

Community and school.

Physical Description:

viii, 307 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [2002]

Summary:

An increasingly important and appealing concept for school renewal is that of school as community. While community holds multiple promises for schools, little is known about the practice of community in schools. This collection furthers our understanding about the nature of school community, its practice in public schools, and the role of leadership in this practice. Of particular importance is the question of how community can be created and sustained in K-12 public schools with highly diverse populations.

Contents:

Section I The School as Community: Extending Our Conceptual Understanding 21

Chapter 1 The Complexity and Coherence of Educational Communities: An Analysis of the Images that Reflect and Influence Scholarship and Practice / Lynn G. Beck 23

Chapter 2 Postmodernism and Community in Schools: Unraveling the Paradox / Gail Furman 51

Chapter 3 The Role of Community in Spiritually Centered Leadership for Justice / Colleen A. Capper, Madeline M. Hafner, Maureen W. Keyes 77

Section II Research on School Community: Focus on Teachers 95

Chapter 4 Contradictions of School Community in Restructuring Elementary Schools: Lessons from a Case Study / Paul Goldman, Gerald Tindal 97

Chapter 5 Tensions and Struggles in Moving Toward a Democratic School Community / Ulrich C. Reitzug, Mary John O'Hair 119

Chapter 6 Learning from Educators: Insights into Building Communities of Difference / Carolyn M. Shields 143

Section III Research on School Community: Focus on Students 165

Chapter 7 Schools as Communities for Students / Karen Osterman 167

Chapter 8 Thinking about Community from a Student Perspective / Carolyn M. Shields 197

Chapter 9 Children with Severe Disabilities in Regular Classrooms: Risk and Opportunity for Creating Inclusive Communities / Charles A. Peck, Chrysan Gallucci, Debbie Staub 217

Section IV Research on School Community: The Ecological Perspective 233

Chapter 10 The Microecology of Social Capital Formation: Developing Community beyond the Schoolhouse Door / Hanne B. Mawhinney 235

Chapter 11 Listening to Communities: An Ecological Perspective on Education and Human Services / Robert G. Croninger, Barbara Finkelstein 257

Conclusion: Toward a Practice of School Community / Gail Furman 277.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0791454150

0791454169

OCLC:

48056938