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PublisherSAGE Publications, Incorporated

ISBN-101412979013

ISBN-139781412979016

eBay Product ID (ePID)109196876

Product Key Features

Number of Pages304 Pages

Publication NameLeading Schools to Success : Constructing and Sustaining High-Performing Learning Cultures

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2010

SubjectEducational Policy & Reform / General, Leadership, Administration / General, Learning Styles, Counseling / Academic Development

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaEducation

AuthorPatrick J. Schürmann, James W. Guthrie

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height5 in

Item Weight17 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width7.5 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2010-039708

IllustratedYes

Table Of ContentPrefaceTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsSchool Culture ChecklistCase Study 1: Buchanan School: Can School Culture Get Better than this?Chapter 1: Defining and Specifying the Significance of School CultureCase Study 2: Possible Reform at Washington High School: How Far Can a Productive Culture Stretch?Chapter 2: Components of a High Performing School CultureCast Study 3: Walton Charter Prepares to Select A Head: What Kind of Leader Might Create a Productive Culture?Chapter 3: Leadership and Effective School CultureCase Study 4: Warren County School Board Performance Pay Cram Down Can a Productive Culture Withstand an Unexpected External Pressure?Chapter 4: Personnel and School CultureCase Study 5: The Challenge of an (Almost) Brand New School: Can the Past be Blended with the New to Form a Productive Culture?Chapter 5: Resource Deployment and School CultureCase Study 6: Data, Data Everywhere but Hardly a Drop of Useful InformationChapter 6: Data-driven Decision Making and School CultureCase Study 7: "My Way" Ray and the "New" AccountabilityChapter 7: Assessments, Accountability, Awards, and School CultureCase Study 8: A Principal Opening at the Grant School: Can a Dysfunctional Culture Be Undone?Chapter 8: Contextual Challenges to Formation of a Learning CultureGlossaryIndex

SynopsisTaking a practice-based approach that is grounded in research and theory, this text offers current and future educational leaders operational knowledge they can employ to construct and sustain a highly effective school culture focused on enhanced student performance., Taking a practice-based approach that is grounded in research and theory, Leading Schools to Success: Constructing and Sustaining High Performing Learning Cultures offers current and future educational leaders with operational knowledge they can employ to construct and sustain a highly effective school culture focused on enhanced student performance., What's missing in education reform in the United States? The answer is leadership; specifically, the ability of school and district leaders to construct and continually nurture a culture of sustained high performance. A true leader needs to have not only a vision of the desired culture, but the skills and information necessary to make that vision a reality. Providing a combined 70 years of classroom and administrative experience, renowned authors James Guthrie and Patrick Schuermann offer a practice-based approach, grounded in research and theory, to achieving and maintaining an atmosphere of success in schools through effective leadership., Lead your school to success with PRIDE Whats missing in education reform in the United States? The answer is leadership; specifically, the ability of school and district leaders to construct and continually nurture a culture of sustained high performance. A true leader needs to have not only a vision of the desired culture, but the skills and information necessary to make that vision a reality. Providing a combined 70 years of classroom and administrative experience, renowned authors James Guthrie and Patrick Schuermann offer a practice-based approach, grounded in research and theory, to achieving and maintaining an atmosphere of success in schools through effective leadership.

LC Classification NumberLA217.2.G785 2011