This resource calls on head teachers to create a viable, sustainable school culture using the professional community, organizational learning and trust to affect teaching and learning. This addition to the Leadership for Learning series presents an Intensification of Leadership approach that integrates teachers, parents, and community members into a coherent team. The authors examine schools that have achieved lasting cultural change and present practical strategies for:"diagnosing and shaping a school culture"revising leadership functions to broaden the decision-making processes"rethinking organizational structures"supporting continuous improvement while ensuring stability

Series Foreword	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. xi
About the Authors	p. xiii
Changing School Culture: An Introduction and Overview	p. 1
School Cultures: Stable and Fluid or Stable and Fragile	p. 3
Introducing PCOLT-Professional Community, Organizational Learning, and Trust	p. 8
Intensified Leadership: An Introduction	p. 10
Intensification and Beyond Quick Fixes	p. 12
Summary and Overview of the Book	p. 14
Recommended Readings	p. 14
Analyzing Your School	p. 17
Principals as Cultural Change Agents	p. 19
Cultures and Subcultures in Schools	p. 21
Management and Leadership	p. 25
Paths to Cultural Management and Leadership	p. 30
Conclusion	p. 39
Additional Readings and Activities for Getting Started	p. 39
Analyzing Your School	p. 42
Diagnosing Your School Culture: Understanding Where You Are	p. 43
The Basics of Cultural Diagnosis	p. 45
Diagnosing Your School Culture	p. 48
Diagnosis and Intensified Leadership for Cultural Change	p. 64
Additional Culture Survey Resources and Activities	p. 66
Analyzing Your School	p. 68
Linking Leadership and School Culture	p. 73
Leadership and Decision Making	p. 74
Intensifying Leadership at Your School	p. 79
Intensifying Leadership by Building PCOLT	p. 81
Vigilance and Strong School Cultures	p. 93
Conclusion	p. 94
Reflections and Activities for Developing School Culture	p. 97
Analyzing Your School	p. 99
Networks, Networking, and Culture Change	p. 101
Webs and Nets	p. 102
Thinking About Networks-Why Should We Care?	p. 104
Cautions	p. 112
Next Steps	p. 113
Reflections and Goal-Setting Activities	p. 114
Intensifying Leadership Through Partnerships With Districts	p. 117
Thinking About District-School Relationships	p. 118
Rethinking Organizational Structures and Culture	p. 120
Influencing District-School Relationships: Alliances as Networks of Influence	p. 122
Moving Forward	p. 128
Conclusion	p. 129
Reflections	p. 130
Analyzing Your School	p. 131
Schools and Communities: Working With the Enduring Dilemmas of Time and Accountability	p. 133
Uncomfortable-But Important	p. 134
Community and Parent Involvement: Why Do You Want It? What Can You Do?	p. 135
Conclusion and Some Practical Suggestions	p. 154
Web Resources, Activities, and Reflections	p. 155
Analyzing Your School	p. 157
Bringing It All Together: Concluding Themes and Thoughts	p. 159
What We Hope That You Have Learned	p. 159
The Art of Balance	p. 163
Implications for Action and Growth	p. 169
Analyzing Your School	p. 172
References	p. 173
Index	p. 181
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