What Every Principal Should Know About Cultural Leadership

Häftad, Engelska, 2005

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Set the tone for schoolwide success and watch student achievement soar!

Heightened student achievement is cultivated in a safe, stimulating, and cooperative learning environment. This user-friendly guide provides principals ways to focus on creating a positive school climate and culture, realizing visionary leadership, embracing cultural diversity, and promoting school self-renewal.

Both research based and rich with examples, this second volume of a seven-part series will instill confidence in new principals and renew the enthusiasm of veteran administrators. Its straightforward insights and proven best practices make it a one-stop resource for harnessing the power of school culture to boost morale and achievement while fostering a successful learning community schoolwide.

This well-organized resource crystallizes key points for quick access and easy implementation through features such as:

"Before We Get Started" questionnaire and response analysis
Case study and accompanying reflective questions
"What You Should Know About" section framing each chapter
Self-assessment resource for determining effectiveness of cultural leadership

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Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2005-12-06
Mått152 x 228 x 8 mm
Vikt230 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor144
Upplaga1
FörlagSAGE Publications
ISBN9781412915878

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Jeffrey Glanz currently serves as a Senior Fellow at the Institute for University-School Partnership, Director of the Masters Program and the Raine and Stanley Silverstein Chair in Professional Ethics and Values at the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration at Yeshiva University. Prior to coming to YU, Dr. Glanz served as Dean of Graduate Programs and Chair of the Department of Education at Wagner College in Staten Island, New York. He also coordinated the educational leadership program that led to New York State certification as a principal and assistant principal. Prior to arriving at Wagner, he served as executive assistant to the president of Kean University in Union, New Jersey. Dr. Glanz held faculty status as a tenured professor in the Department of Instruction and Educational Leadership at Kean University’s College of Education. He was named Graduate Teacher of the Year in 1999 by the Student Graduate Association and was also that year’s recipient of the Presidential Award for Outstanding Scholarship. He served as a teacher and assistant principal in the New York City public schools. He has conducted numerous workshops and seminars internationally. Dr. Glanz has authored, coauthored, and co-edited 20 books and has many peer-reviewed article publications.

DedicationAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorQuestionnaire: Before We Get Started...1. IntroductionCase Study and Reflective Questions2. Best Practices in Sustaining Positive Organizational Climate and CultureBuilding Relationships With StudentsBuilding Relationships With TeachersBuilding an Ethic of CaringBuilding Staff MoraleConclusion3. Best Practices in Visionary LeadershipExamining Beliefs and ValuesComposing a Vision StatementActualizing Your VisionConclusion4. Best Practices in Promoting Cultural DiversityEncouraging Culturally Relevant TeachingDebunking Myths About Culturally Relevant PedagogyLeading in Culturally Relevant WaysConclusion5. Best Practices in Fostering Organization Self-Renewal Dealing With the Problem of ChangeDealing With the Problem of ConflictDealing With the Challenge of RenewalConclusionConclusion: Building and Sustaining a Learning CommunityResource A. Realities of Cultural Leadership: In-Basket SimulationsResource B. Assessing Your Role as Cultural LeaderResource C. An Annotated Bibliography of Best ResourcesReferencesIndex