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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797312603321

Autore

Deal Terrence E.

Titolo

Making sense of social networks in schools / / Terrence E. Deal, Ted Purinton, Daria Cook Waetjen ; foreword by Guilbert C. Hentschke ; cover designer, Scott Van Atta

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, , 2009

©2009

ISBN

1-4522-9805-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (176 p.)

Disciplina

371.200973

Soggetti

School administrators - Training of - United States

Social networks - United States

Communication in education - United States

School management and organization - 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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword: Social Capital and the Educator""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Authors""; ""Introduction - The New Principal Encounters a Locked Door: Through a Smoky Cloud""; ""Outside Looking in""; ""Overview of the Book""; ""Chapter 1 - A Glimmer of Networks: Saw an Eyeball Peepin�""; ""Business Research""; ""Predominance of Networks""; ""Impact on Schools""; ""Misreading Clues""; ""The Context of Leadership""; ""Managing Networks""; ""Finding Direction""; ""Chapter 2 - Network Basics: Green Door, What�s That Secret You�re Keepin�?""

""Nuts and Bolts""""Network Players""; ""Whole Networks""; ""The Key to the Green Door""; ""Chapter 3 - Limitations of Task Networks: Door Slammed, Hospitality�s Thin There""; ""Searching for the Boss""; ""Turned Down by the Boss""; ""No Access""; ""Finding Access""; ""Awareness""; ""Resources""; ""Stephanie Relaxes the Rule Book""; ""Chapter 4 - Friendship Networks: The Happy Crowd""; ""Finding Friends""; ""Someone Who Understands Me""; ""Someone Convenient""; ""The Impact of Comfortable Connections""; ""Emotional Contagion""; ""Informal Induction""; ""Jasmine�s Cost-Benefit Decision""



""Friendship and Productivity""""The Blessings and Curses of Friendship Networks""; ""Chapter 5 - Power Networks: Wish They�d Let Me in""; ""Politics as Usual""; ""Power Stars""; ""Power as Perception""; ""Power Players""; ""Baskets and Eggs""; ""Working the Power Networks""; ""Principals as Politicians""; ""Chapter 6 - Culture Networks: They Laugh a Lot behind the Green Door""; ""Stories and Traditions""; ""Ties That Bind""; ""The Way Things are Done around Here""; ""Tribal Leaders, Mavericks, Mavens, Gossips, and Spies""; ""The Door Ajar""; ""Cultural Players""; ""Trust Thy Neighbor""

""The Spirit Moves Her: A Principal Assumes the Dais""""The Ghost of Garvey""; ""A Bonding Moment""; ""Reflecting on Garvey�s Green Door""; ""Chapter 7 - Scoping and Working the Networks: Midnight, One More Night without Sleepin�""; ""Promises and Caveats of Network Study""; ""Beyond Individual Players""; ""Learning Communities, Culture, and Communication""; ""Making Sense of School Networks""; ""Opening a can of Worms: Big Brother or the Future of Leadership?""; ""Inside the Green Door""; ""Appendix: Research on Networks in Sociology, Business, and Education""; ""Network Literature""

""Network and Related Literature in Education""""Our Endeavors in Social Network Analysis""; ""References""; ""Index""

Sommario/riassunto

With sample social network maps and steps for developing your own, this resource shows leaders how to navigate task, friendship, power, and culture networks to promote school goals.