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Author Beaudoin, Marie-Nathalie

Title Creating a Positive School Culture : How Principals and Teachers Can Solve Problems Together
Published Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 2004

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Description 1 online resource (225 pages)
Contents Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- About the Authors -- Chapter 1 -- Understanding the Different Experiences of Teachers and Principals -- Principals -- Teachers -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2 -- Creating an Environment for Change -- Exercise: Externalization -- Comparing Deficit-Focused Versus Conceptualized Understanding: Summary of the 4 "C's" of Helpful Conversation -- Summary of the Practice of Externalizing and Restorying -- Chapter 3 -- Typical School Culture Problems and Their Effects -- Gossip -- Problem-Saturated Conversation -- Cliques -- The Us-Them Attitude -- Resentment and Negativity -- Community Disrespect -- The Rushed Feeling and Scarcity of Time -- Hierarchy -- Competition -- Chapter 4 -- When Serious Problems Divide the Staff -- The Scenario -- Applying a Narrative Metaphor -- Chapter 5 -- Changing Staff Habits without Conflict -- Process of Change -- Step-by-Step Example of the Thinking behind a Constructive Process of Change -- Chapter 6 -- Preventing Problems and Creating a Climate of Support -- Connection -- Collaboration -- The Many Faces of Appreciation -- Self-Reflection -- Dealing with the System: Testing and Unions -- Leadership -- Chapter 7 -- Practices That Support a Caring School Culture -- Chapter 8 -- Working with Parents and Volunteers -- Problem Stories of Parents and Bats -- Parent Involvement: From Problem Story to Collaboration -- When Conflicts Arise -- More Ideas for Your School Community -- World Wide Web Resources -- Yard Duty Volunteers -- Strategies for Challenging Situations -- Conclusion: Questions and Answers -- Resource A: Glossary -- Resource B: Staff Development Activities -- Resource C: Summary of School Culture Problems and the Practices That Prevent Them -- Resource D: Job Satisfaction Survey -- Resource E: Teacher Survey -- Resource F: Principal Interview Protocol -- References -- Index
Summary Based on more than 200 interviews, this practical guidebook provides strategies for solving staff problems, preventing conflicts, and enriching school climates
Notes Print version record
Subject School personnel management.
Teacher-principal relationships.
Teacher participation in administration.
School environment.
School environment
School personnel management
Teacher participation in administration
Teacher-principal relationships
Form Electronic book
Author Taylor, Maureen E
ISBN 9781483363363
1483363368
9781483361192
1483361195