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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797416703321

Autore

Harris Edward L. <1952->

Titolo

How schools succeed : context, culture, and strategic leadership / / Edward L. Harris

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham : , : Rowman & Littlefield Publsihers, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

1-4758-0833-X

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (239 p.)

Disciplina

371.20973

Soggetti

Educational leadership - 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

Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Chapter One. The Continuing Importance of Context, Culture, and Strategic Leadership; Chapter Two. Understanding the Culture of Schools; Chapter Three. Understanding Your School Culture; Chapter Four. Understanding Cultural Preferences; Chapter Five. Putting Instructional Leadership Strategies to Work in Individualist Contexts; Chapter Six. Putting Instructional Leadership Strategies to Work in Bureaucratic Contexts; Chapter Seven. Putting Instructional Leadership Strategies to Work in Corporate Contexts

Chapter Eight. Putting Instructional Leadership Strategies to Work in Collectivist ContextsChapter Nine. Contextualization, Conflict, and Adaptive Leadership; Appendix A. ELCC Building and District Level Standards and Sub-elements; Appendix B. Cultural Preference Assessment Tool; Appendix C. Cultural Context Assessment Tool; Appendix D. Grid and Group Graph Template; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

How Schools Succeed considers a broad conception of educational context, taking into consideration work environment, facilities, and space as well as the interpersonal, social, and organizational settings in which teaching and learning occur.