Leading for diversity : how school leaders promote positive interethnic relations / Rosemary Henze ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Henze, Rosemary C.

Contributor:

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Multicultural education--United States.

Multicultural education.

United States.

Educational leadership--United States.

Educational leadership.

Physical Description:

xii, 204 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin Press, [2002]

Summary:

This timely volume provides powerful models of leadership that are effective in developing schools where positive interethnic relations can flourish. Schools can be vehicles for positive change in race/ethnic relations when proactive leadership is developed and maintained with the ability to create a strong foundation for inclusion, a healthy respect for differences, and strategies for addressing the underlying sources of interethnic conflict. CONTENTS: Introduction / Part I: A Framework for Developing Positive Interethnic Communities / 1. Leading From Within / 2. Assessing the School Context / 3. Understanding Racial and Ethnic Conflict / 4. Identifying Priority Needs-Individual and Schoolwide / 5. Envisioning Positive Interethnic Relations / 6. Selecting Approaches / 7. Implementing and Refining the Plan / 8. Documenting and Communicating Success in Interethnic Relations / Part II: Cases in Interethnic Relations for School Leaders / 9. The Ripple Effect of Conflict: Rainbow School / 10. The Power of the School Secretary: Greenlawn Elementary School / 11. Challenging Attitudes: Gladiola Middle School / 12. What's Data Got to Do With It?: Fillmore Middle School / 13. Dilemmas of Pluralism and Unity: Ohlone High School / 14. Maintaining Confidentiality: Metropolitan High School / Appendix A: Methodology / Appendix B: Resources for Schools / Appendix C: Alignment With Standards for School Leadership / References / Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-199) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

0761978984

OCLC:

49531190