What every principal should know about cultural leadership / / Jeffrey Glanz ; cover designer, Rose Storey

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910797592503321
• Autore: Glanz Jeffrey
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, , 2006; ©2006
• ISBN: 1-4833-6160-8; 1-4833-6377-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (145 p.)
• Collana: What Every Principal Should Know About Leadership
• Disciplina: 371.2012
• Soggetti: School management and organization - United States; School environment - United States; Multicultural education - United States; School principals - United States; Educational change - 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""; ""Dedication""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Author""; ""Questionnaire: Before We Get Started""; ""Chapter 1 - Introduction""; ""Case Study and Reflective Questions""; ""Chapter 2 - Best Practices in Sustaining Positive Organizational Climate and Culture""; ""Building Relationships with Students""; ""Building Relationships with Teachers""; ""Building an Ethic of Caring""; ""Building Staff Morale""; ""Conclusion""; ""Chapter 3 - Best Practices in Visionary Leadership""; ""Examining Beliefs and Values""; ""Composing a Vision Statement""; ""Actualizing Your Vision""; ""Conclusion""""Chapter 4 - Best Practices in Promoting Cultural Diversity""; ""Encouraging Culturally Relevant Teaching""; ""Debunking Myths about Culturally Relevant Pedagogy""; ""Leading in Culturally Relevant Ways""; ""Conclusion""; ""Chapter 5 - Best Practices in Fostering Organization Self-Renewal""; ""Dealing with the Problem of Change""; ""Dealing with the Problem of Conflict""; ""Dealing with the Challenge of Renewal""; ""Conclusion""; ""Conclusion: Building and Sustaining a Learning Community""; ""Resource A. Realities of Cultural ; Leadership: In-Basket Simulations""; ""Resource B. Assessing Your Role as Cultural Leader""""Resource C. An Annotated Bibliography of Best Resources""; ""References""; ""Index""
• Sommario/riassunto: Set the tone for success and harness the power of school culture to boost achievement with this user-friendly, one-stop resource.