Healthy schools : the hidden component of teaching and learning / Phyllis A. Gimbel and Lenesa Leana with Amanda Bird.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gimbel, Phyllis A., 1946-

Contributor:

Bird, Amanda.

Leana, Lenesa.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational leadershipages.

School improvement programs.

School management and organization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (182 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The authors take the reader on a journey through several different situations that occur at the elementary, middle and high school levels and focus on a different and challenging aspect of educational leadership every time. The reader can read and analyze different scenarios and decide whether or not the outcome was the best for all stakeholders involved. Not only do all of the vignettes offer beneficial advice to educational leaders of all levels and experience, but they also provide research that demonstrates how and why each educational leader does what he or she does in each si

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Establishing a Clear Vision; 2 Creating an Atmosphere of Open Communication; 3 Building Interpersonal Trust; 4 Encouraging Collaboration; 5 Communicating Expectations; 6 Developing High Expectations; 7 Managing Conflict; 8 Sharing Multiple Perspectives; 9 Facilitating Professional Development; 10 Creating Pride in the School; 11 Nurturing Creativity; 12 Taking the Long View; References; Index; About the Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 4, 2013).

ISBN:

979-82-16-23882-9

1-4758-0428-8

OCLC:

862049759