School Climate and Culture vis-à-vis Student Learning

Dr. Cletus R. Bulach is a career educator with experience as a teacher, school administrator, and university professor of educational leadership. His research and numerous publications have been on school culture and climate, bullying behavior, character education, and leadership development.Dr. Fred C. Lunenburg is a career educator with experience as a teacher, school administrator, and university professor of educational leadership. He has authored or co-authored 26 books and more than 200 journal articles in the areas of educational leadership and supervision.Dr. Les Potter is a career educator with experience as a teacher, school administrator, and university professor of educational leadership. He has over 90 publications in books, chapters, book reviews, and articles educational journals.

• PrefaceIntroductionPhase OneChapter 1: Four Types of School CulturePhase TwoChapter 2: A Four-Step Process for Identifying and Reshaping the Culture of a School Chapter 3: Implementing a Plan to Improve the Climate and Culture of the School Phase ThreeChapter 4: Power and Authority: Nine Techniques for Motivating Faculty and Students Phase FourChapter 5: A Character Education Program That Is the Foundation of a High Performing SchoolAppendix A: Supervisory Climate BehaviorsAppendix B: A Report of Caring BehaviorsAppendix C: School Climate GraphAppendix D: Measure of School Culture and ClimateAppendix E: Selected Character Traits and Their Corresponding BehaviorsAbout the Authors

The authors provide practical, proven strategies to create a student-centered learning culture focused on student outcomes.