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Record Nr.

UNINA9910480791403321

Autore

Guthrie James W

Titolo

Leading schools to success [[electronic resource] ] : constructing and sustaining high-performing learning cultures / / James W. Guthrie, Patrick J. Schuermann

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, [Calif.] ; ; London, : SAGE, c2011

ISBN

1-4522-3058-7

1-4522-2353-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (305 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SchuermannPatrick Jude

Disciplina

371.2011

371.207

Soggetti

Educational change - United States

Academic achievement - United States

Learning

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Brief Contents; Detailed Contents; Preface; 1 - Defining and Specifying the Significance of School Culture; 2 - Components of a High-Performing School Culture; 3 - Leadership and Effective School Culture; 4 - Personnel and School Culture; 5 - Resource Deployment and School Culture; 6 - Data-Driven Decision Making and School Culture; 7 - Measurement, Performance Accountability, and Reward Structures; 8 - Contextual Challenges Confronting the Formation of a Learning Culture; Index; About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

Taking a practice-based approach that is grounded in research and theory, "Leading Schools to Success: Constructing and Sustaining High Performing Learning Cultures" offers current and future educational leaders with operational knowledge they can employ to construct and sustain a highly effective school culture focused on enhanced student performance.