Building Strong School Cultures : A Guide to Leading Change

by Sharon D. Kruse

• ISBN13: 9781412951821
• ISBN10: 1412951828
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-09-17
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

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

Table of Contents

Series Foreword

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

Changing School Culture: An Introduction and Overview

School Cultures: Stable and Fluid or Stable and Fragile

Introducing PCOLT: Professional Community, Organizational Learning, and Trust

Intensified Leadership: An Introduction

Intensification and Beyond "Quick Fixes"

Summary and Overview of the Book

Recommended Readings and Culture Activities

Principals as Cultural Change Agents

Cultures and Subcultures in Schools

Management and Leadership

Paths to Cultural Management and Leadership

Conclusion

Additional Readings and Activities for Getting Started

Diagnosing Your School Culture: Understanding Where You Are

The Basics of Cultural Diagnosis

Diagnosing Your School Culture

Diagnosis and Intensified Leadership for Cultural Change

Culture Resources and Activities

Linking Leadership and School Culture

Leadership and Decision Making

Intensifying Leadership at Your School

Intensifying Leadership by Building PCOLT

Vigilance and Strong School Cultures

Conclusion

Reflections and Activities for Developing School Culture

Networks, Networking, and Cultural Change

Webs and Nets

Thinking About Networks

Cautions

Next Steps

Reflections and Goal-Setting Activities

Intensifying Leadership Through Partnerships With Districts

Thinking About District-School Relationships

Rethinking Organizational Structures and Cultures

Influencing District-School Relationships

Moving Forward

Conclusion

Reflections and Activities

Schools and Communities: Working With the Enduring Dilemmas of Time and Accountability

Student Learning and Development: A Foundation

Schools as Agencies for Democracy

Social Capital and Civic Capacity

Schools as Moral Agencies

Conclusion

Web Resources, Activities, and Reflections

Bringing It All Together: Concluding Themes and Thoughts

The Art of Balance

Implications for Action and Growth

A PCOLT Planning Guide

References

Index

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