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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784231403321

Autore

Kohm Barbara

Titolo

Principals who learn : asking the right questions, seeking the best solutions / / Barbara Kohm and Beverly Nance

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Alexandria, Va., : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c2007

Alexandria, Va. : , : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, , 2007

ISBN

1-4166-1501-6

1-280-92869-7

9786610928699

1-4166-0632-7

1-4166-0633-5

1-4166-0634-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xv, 288 pages)

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

371.2/012

Soggetti

School principals - United States

School principals - Training of - United States

School management and organization - Study and teaching - United States

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 (p. 273-275) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part 1: Listening to All Voices; Chapter 1: The Noisy Minority: From Loud Voices to All Voices; Chapter 2: No More Bad Guys and Good Guys: From the Comfort of Agreement to the Wisdom of Diversity; Chapter 3: Missing Persons: From an Open Door to an Open School; Part 2: Seeing Possibilities; Chapter 4: To Change or Not to Change: From Avoiding to Embracing Risk; Chapter 5: Lemonade Opportunities: From Mistakes to Possibilities

Chapter 6: Keeping the Rubber Band Taut: From Seeking Calm to Valuing TensionPart 3: Asking the Right Questions; Chapter 7: What Do We Know? From Expert to Learner; Chapter 8: Little Things Mean a Lot: From Isolated Details to Connected Leverage Points; Chapter 9: What



Counts: From Intentions to Results; Part 4: Creating Collaborative Cultures; Chapter 10: Developing a Collaborative Culture: From Command and Control to Collaborative Responsibility; Chapter 11: Redesigning Meetings: From Administrative Details to Engines of Reform

Chapter 12: A Shift in Thinking: From Looking at Parts to Seeing the WholeAfterword; References; Index; About the Authors; Search this Book; Related ASCD Resources

Sommario/riassunto

Former principals Barbara Kohm and Beverly Nance provide inspiration and tools for school leaders to truly collaborate and continually learn with staff members.