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School leaders building capacity from within : resolving competing agendas creatively /
Be the architect for your school's long-lasting, positive transformation using proven ""Structural Dynamics"" strategies outlined in this indispensable guide
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Thousand Oaks, California :
Corwin Press, a Sage Publications Company,
[2005]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Contents
- Foreword
- Students� Decision-Making Process
- Making Good Decisions Leads to Success in Schoolwork
- Structural Dynamics
- Leadership
- The Deeper Cause
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors
- Chapter 1
- Stories of School Transformation
- Transforming Country Elementary
- Context
- Key Concepts and Actions
- Motivation for Change
- Transforming Bright Lake School
- Context
- Key Concepts and Actions
- Motivation for Change
- Transforming City High
- Context
- Key Concepts and Actions
- Motivation for ChangeSummary
- Chapter 2
- Advancing a Model for Change
- Understanding Structure
- Advancing and Oscillating Structures
- Structural Advancement
- Structural Oscillation
- Structure Controls Organizational Behavior
- Designing Change Initiatives Using Structural Tension
- Developing Structural Tension
- Building Structural Tension Charts
- On the Importance of Linking Goals into a Master Plan
- Purpose and Principles Guide the Entire Design Process
- Summary
- Chapter 3
- Understanding Structural Conflict: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the SameOscillation�Or, Who or What is on Top Today
- Education Systems are Organized for Conflict
- Structural Conflict and Tension-Resolution Systems at Bright Lake
- Structural Conflict and Tension-Resolution Systems at County Elementary
- Structural Conflict and Tension-Resolution Systems at City High
- Creating an Advancing Structure through Clear Values
- Leadership Has to Make Clear Choices
- Summary
- Chapter 4
- Developing Shared Purposes and Principles
- How Do We Define Purpose and Principles?Why are Purpose and Principles So Important in a School?
- How Do We Identify our Purpose and Principles?
- Country Elementary School
- Bright Lake School
- City High School
- Lessons Learned from our Stories
- Summary
- Chapter 5
- Building Democratic Community in a Diverse Society
- What Do We Mean by Democratic Community?
- How Do We Build a Democratic Community?
- Why is Democratic Community So Important?
- Country Elementary School
- Bright Lake School
- City High School
- Lessons Learned from our StoriesSummary
- Chapter 6
- Building Instructional Program Coherence
- What is Instructional Program Coherence?
- Why is Instructional Program Coherence Important?
- Country Elementary School
- Bright Lake School
- City High School
- Lessons Learned from our Stories
- Summary
- Chapter 7
- Advancing the Work of Leaders
- Elements of Leadership
- Clarity
- Priorities
- Professional Development
- Democratic Community
- Demands of Leadership
- Be Critical
- Be Transformative
- Be Educative
- Be Ethical