Deal, Terrence EPeterson, Kent D.
John Wiley and Sons, Inc. (Hoboken, New Jersey, 2016) (eng) English9781119210214Unknown3rd ed.SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT; UnknownThe most trusted guide to school culture, updated with current challenges and new solutions
Shaping School Culture is the classic guide to exceptional school leadership, featuring concrete guidance on influencing the subtle symbolic features of schools that provide meaning, belief, and faith. Written by renowned experts in the area of school culture, this book tackles the increasing challenges facing public schools and provides clear, candid suggestions for more effective symbolic leadership. This new third edition has been revised to reflect the reality of schools today, including the increased emphasis on high-stakes testing, federal reforms such as No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), state sponsored improvement programs, and other major issues that impact organizational culture and the role of school leaders. Each chapter features new examples and cases that illustrate persistent problems, spelling out key cultural implications and offering concrete examples of overcoming the challenges while maintaining a meaningful learning environment. The chapter on toxic schools continues to provide the field's most trusted advice on navigating this rocky terrain, and the discussion's focus on how to manage negativity remains especially integral to besieged school administrators across the U.S.
Recent years have jolted the nation's school system with a number of new developments that spell problems for the cultural tapestry of schools. This book provides expert perspective and sage, doable advice for administrators tending to external pressures while sustaining—or evolving—a more positive school culture.
• Navigate new challenges including Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and waning confidence and faith
• Turn around a toxic school culture with confidence and success
• Foster a culture of passion, purpose, and meaning
• Adopt a more active form of symbolic leadership to support students, faculty, staff, parents, and community
Test scores as the primary metric, relentless reforms, waning public support, and timid initiatives wrapped in bureaucratic packaging: while among the most prominent issues administrators face are only the tip of the iceberg. Shaping School Culture charts a route through competing pressures to help educational leaders hew a positive learning environment for schools.
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Summary / review / table of contents
Front Matter (Pages: i-xviii)
Introduction (Pages: 1-19)
Part I : The Elements of Culture
CHAPTER 1 Schools as Tribes: The Power to Transform (Pages: 21-35)
CHAPTER 2 Artifacts, Architecture, and Routines: Symbols of Culture (Pages: 36-49)
CHAPTER 3 History: The Value of Lore and Tradition (Pages: 50-65)
CHAPTER 4 Myth, Vision, and Values: Identifying a School's Soul (Pages: 66-80)
CHAPTER 5 Stories and Tales: Passing Along the Vision (Pages: 81-97)
CHAPTER 6 Rituals: Embedding Purpose and Meaning (Pages: 98-110)
CHAPTER 7 Ceremonies and Traditions: Culture in Action (Pages: 111-130)
Part II : The Symbolic Role of School Leaders
CHAPTER 8 Conveyors of Culture: The Informal Network (Pages: 131-144)
CHAPTER 9 Weaving the Cultural Tapestry: Seven Schools (Pages: 145-181)
CHAPTER 10 Transforming Toxic Cultures: Renewal Strategies (Pages: 182-205)
CHAPTER 11 Building Trust: Connecting to Parents and Communities (Pages: 206-222)
CHAPTER 12 Firming Up Culture: Eight Essential Roles (Pages: 223-245)
CHAPTER 13 Living with Paradox: The Bifocal Principal (Pages: 246-261)
CHAPTER 14 Achieving Balance: Meeting Cultural and Structural Demands (Pages: 262-278)
CHAPTER 15 Conclusion: A New Story (Pages: 279-287)
References (Pages: 289-300)
Index (Pages: 301-317)