School leaders building capacity from within : resolving competing agendas creatively / / Leonard C. Burrello, Lauren P. Hoffman, Lynn E. Murray ; foreword by Robert Fitz ; cover designer, Lisa Miller

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910828108803321
• Autore: Burrello Leonard C. <1942->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, , 2005; ©2005
• ISBN: 1-4833-6035-0; 1-4833-6254-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (161 p.)
• Disciplina: 371.2
• Soggetti: School improvement programs - United States; Educational leadership - 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""; ""Studentsâ€? Decision-Making Process""; ""Making Good Decisions Leads to Success in Schoolwork""; ""Structural Dynamics""; ""Leadership""; ""The Deeper Cause""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Authors""; ""Chapter 1 - Stories of School Transformation""; ""Transforming Country Elementary""; ""Context""; ""Key Concepts and Actions""; ""Motivation for Change""; ""Transforming Bright Lake School""; ""Context""; ""Key Concepts and Actions""; ""Motivation for Change""; ""Transforming City High""; ""Context""; ""Key Concepts and Actions""; ""Motivation for Change""""Summary""; ""Chapter 2 - Advancing a Model for Change""; ""Understanding Structure""; ""Advancing and Oscillating Structures""; ""Structural Advancement""; ""Structural Oscillation""; ""Structure Controls Organizational Behavior""; ""Designing Change Initiatives Using Structural Tension""; ""Developing Structural Tension""; ""Building Structural Tension Charts""; ""On the Importance of Linking Goals into a Master Plan""; ""Purpose and Principles Guide the Entire Design Process""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 3 - Understanding Structural Conflict: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same""""Oscillationâ€?Or, Who or What is on Top Today""; ""Education Systems are Organized for Conflict""; ; ""Structural Conflict and Tension-Resolution Systems at Bright Lake""; ""Structural Conflict and Tension-Resolution Systems at County Elementary""; ""Structural Conflict and Tension-Resolution Systems at City High""; ""Creating an Advancing Structure through Clear Values""; ""Leadership Has to Make Clear Choices""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 4 - Developing Shared Purposes and Principles""; ""How Do We Define Purpose and Principles?""""Why are Purpose and Principles So Important in a School?""; ""How Do We Identify our Purpose and Principles?""; ""Country Elementary School""; ""Bright Lake School""; ""City High School""; ""Lessons Learned from our Stories""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 5 - Building Democratic Community in a Diverse Society""; ""What Do We Mean by Democratic Community?""; ""How Do We Build a Democratic Community?""; ""Why is Democratic Community So Important?""; ""Country Elementary School""; ""Bright Lake School""; ""City High School""; ""Lessons Learned from our Stories""""Summary""; ""Chapter 6 - Building Instructional Program Coherence""; ""What is Instructional Program Coherence?""; ""Why is Instructional Program Coherence Important?""; ""Country Elementary School""; ""Bright Lake School""; ""City High School""; ""Lessons Learned from our Stories""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 7 - Advancing the Work of Leaders""; ""Elements of Leadership""; ""Clarity""; ""Priorities""; ""Professional Development""; ""Democratic Community""; ""Demands of Leadership""; ""Be Critical""; ""Be Transformative""; ""Be Educative""; ""Be Ethical""; ""Creating Great Schools""
• Sommario/riassunto: Be the architect for your school's long-lasting, positive transformation using proven ""Structural Dynamics"" strategies outlined in this indispensable guide.