How Schools Succeed

Context, Culture, and Strategic Leadership

Inbunden, Engelska, 2015

AvEdward L. Harris

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All meaningful and enduring educational reform occurs locally. Evidence suggests that educational success is driven by the contextual conditions in which students learn. How Schools Succeed: Context, Culture, and Strategic Leadership, Second Edition considers a broad conception of educational context, taking into consideration work environment, facilities, and space as well as the interpersonal, social, and organizational settings in which teaching and learning occur. This is not a “one-fits-all” approach. It is, however, a proactive approach, and necessary tools and development strategies are offered to promote continual and sustainable school improvement at the local level. While this volume considers specific administrative roles in schools, it also explains strategic leadership in broad terms. School leadership not only implies principal and superintendent roles, but teacher roles as well—perceiving teachers as leaders and building leadership capacity are central concepts in understanding strategic leadership as well as moving toward genuine school reform.

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Utgivningsdatum2015-02-12
Mått158 x 238 x 24 mm
Vikt490 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor232
Upplaga2
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781475808315

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ContentsAcknowledgments Preface1 The Continuing Importance of Instructional Leadership2 Understanding the Culture of Schools3 Understanding Your School Culture4 Understanding Cultural Preferences5 Putting Instructional Leadership Strategies to Work in Individualist Contexts 6 Putting Instructional Leadership Strategies to Work in Bureaucratic Contexts 7 Putting Instructional Leadership Strategies to Work in Corporate Contexts 8 Putting Instructional Leadership Strategies to Work in Collectivist Contexts 9 Contextualization, Adaptation and LeadershipAppendix AAppendix BAppendix CAppendix DIndex

School leaders wanting to analyze and shape their school culture will find this book to be incredibly beneficial. Professor Harris does an outstanding job of describing the factors affecting culture, providing practical advice for school improvement and professional development, and challenging readers with thought-provoking questions to push their thinking and action. By furnishing school leaders with a fresh perspective on the relationship between school context and culture, this book provides a useful and practical approach for strategic school reform.