School climate and culture vis-à-vis student learning : keys to collaborative problem solving and responsibility / Cletus R. Bulach, Fred C. Lunenburg, and Les Potter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bulach, Cletus R., author.

Lunenburg, Frederick C., author.

Potter, Les, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational change--United States.

Educational change.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (123 pages)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2016.

Summary:

The purpose of School Climate and Culture vis-à-vis Student Learning is to describe a reform that improves test scores, reduces dropouts and decreases bullying behavior. There are six areas that must be improved in order to accomplish this purpose. These six areas are the following: discipline, basic needs of humans, culture and climate, control, parent and community involvement, and levels of openness and trust. Discipline is one of the main problems in classrooms across the US. The authors describe a comprehensive school reform approach that addresses the six areas and reduces resistance to school reform. Creating a "high-performing" school is an organizational approach to school reform that creates a distinctly different school culture and climate than can be found in existing schools. The authors detail a vision and mission for a comprehensive school reform that involves all stakeholders and leads to high performance.

Contents:

Introduction

Four types of school cultures (phase I)

A four step process for identifying and reshaping the culture of a school (phase II)

Implementing a plan to improve the climate and culture of the school

Power and authority: nine techniques for motivating faculty and students (phase III)

A character education program that is the foundation of a high-performing school (phase IV).

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 6, 2016).

ISBN:

1-4758-2924-8