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Record Nr.

UNINA9910796200903321

Autore

Feinstein Sheryl

Titolo

The brain and strengths based school leadership / / Sheryl G. Feinstein, Robert W. Kiner ; foreword by Jerry D. Weast

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : , : Corwin Press, , 2011

ISBN

1-4522-3897-9

1-4522-2427-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 208 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Gale eBooks

Classificazione

5,3

DK 1040

Disciplina

371.2

Soggetti

School management and organization - Psychological aspects

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""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Authors""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1 - With the Leader's Brain in Mind""; ""Chapter 2 - Using Leaders' Strengths to Create and Maintain a Positive School Climate""; ""Chapter 3 - Mind Matters: What Leaders Need to Know About Students""; ""Chapter 4 - Best of Class: Leading Teachers""; ""Chapter 5 - The Rubber Meets the Road: Supervision and Evaluation""; ""Chapter 6 - Shared Leadership and Leading Teachers' Strengths""; ""Appendix I: Stress, Teachers, and Students""

""Appendix II: Family and Community School Partnerships""""References""; ""Index""

Sommario/riassunto

Build on your staff's strengths for optimized leadership  Best-selling author Sheryl G. Feinstein demonstrates how educational leaders can apply a popular business prototype of leadership strengths and the latest brain research to lead effectively. Her new book, co-authored by veteran administrator and instructional leader Robert W. Kiner, outlines four leadership styles-executer, relationship builder, influencer, and strategic thinker-and shows how to capitalize on them to:     Create a positive school culture    Mentor and supervise teachers    Keep track of standardized testing    Foster c