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Creating a positive school culture : how principals and teachers can solve problems together / Marie-Nathalie Beaudoin, Maureen Taylor ; indexer, Sheila Bodell ; cover designer, Anthony Paular.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Beaudoin, Marie-Nathalie, author.
- Taylor, Maureen, 1967- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- School personnel management.
- Teacher-principal relationships.
- Teacher participation in administration.
- School environment.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (225 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Thousand Oaks, California : Corwin Press, 2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Based on more than 200 interviews, this practical guidebook provides strategies for solving staff problems, preventing conflicts, and enriching school climates.
- Contents:
- ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""About the Authors""; ""Chapter 1 - Understanding the Different Experiences of Teachers and Principals""; ""Principals""; ""Teachers""; ""Conclusion""; ""Chapter 2 - Creating an Environment for Change""; ""Exercise: Externalization""; ""Comparing Deficit-Focused Versus Conceptualized Understanding: Summary of the 4 ""C's"" of Helpful Conversation""; ""Summary of the Practice of Externalizing and Restorying""; ""Chapter 3 - Typical School Culture Problems and Their Effects""; ""Gossip""; ""Problem-Saturated Conversation""; ""Cliques""
- ""The Us-Them Attitude""""Resentment and Negativity""; ""Community Disrespect""; ""The Rushed Feeling and Scarcity of Time""; ""Hierarchy""; ""Competition""; ""Chapter 4 - When Serious Problems Divide the Staff""; ""The Scenario""; ""Applying a Narrative Metaphor""; ""Chapter 5 - Changing Staff Habits without Conflict""; ""Process of Change""; ""Step-by-Step Example of the Thinking behind a Constructive Process of Change""; ""Chapter 6 - Preventing Problems and Creating a Climate of Support""; ""Connection""; ""Collaboration""; ""The Many Faces of Appreciation""; ""Self-Reflection""
- ""Dealing with the System: Testing and Unions""""Leadership""; ""Chapter 7 - Practices That Support a Caring School Culture""; ""Chapter 8 - Working with Parents and Volunteers""; ""Problem Stories of Parents and Bats""; ""Parent Involvement: From Problem Story to Collaboration""; ""When Conflicts Arise""; ""More Ideas for Your School Community""; ""World Wide Web Resources""; ""Yard Duty Volunteers""; ""Strategies for Challenging Situations""; ""Conclusion: Questions and Answers""; ""Resource A: Glossary""; ""Resource B: Staff Development Activities""
- ""Resource C: Summary of School Culture Problems and the Practices That Prevent Them""""Resource D: Job Satisfaction Survey""; ""Resource E: Teacher Survey""; ""Resource F: Principal Interview Protocol""; ""References""; ""Index""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781483363363
- 1483363368
- OCLC:
- 923707267
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