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Product Identifiers

PublisherTaylor & Francis Group

ISBN-101032168846

ISBN-139781032168845

eBay Product ID (ePID)27058364886

Product Key Features

Number of Pages156 Pages

Publication NameCreating a Strong Culture and Positive Climate in Schools : Building Knowledge to Bring about Improvement

LanguageEnglish

SubjectLeadership, Secondary, General, Elementary

Publication Year2022

TypeTextbook

AuthorNick Hart

Subject AreaEducation

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Weight11.4 Oz

Item Length9.7 in

Item Width6.9 in

Additional Product Features

LCCN2022-009973

Dewey Edition23/eng/20220414

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal370.15/8

Table Of ContentIntroduction, Part 1. Why do leaders need to pay attention to culture and climate?, 1. What is culture and why is it important?, 2. Extensive domain specific knowledge is required to create a strong culture and positive climate, 3. Setting our school's strategic direction, Part 2. What do leaders need to know about culture and climate?, Preamble: What does it take for school leaders to learn about culture and climate from other domains?, 4. What do high performing teams have in common?, 5. The power of expectations, 6. Harnessing the drivers of motivation, 7. High levels of trust are required to improve outcomes for children, Part 3. How do leaders go about culture change?, Preamble: Culture change, 8. Influencing culture as a new leader, 9. Influencing culture as an established leader, 10. Why measuring culture is futile and evaluating it is not much better

SynopsisIf there is one thing that school leaders need to get right, it is school culture. When they do, children learn more and colleagues have a stronger sense of purpose - they are more motivated and ultimately more fulfilled. Creating a strong culture and a positive climate requires an understanding of the complexity of school life and this begins by building knowledge. This book supports leaders to do just that. Drawing on ideas from different domains, this insightful book reveals the role of concepts such as autonomy and trust in school improvement. Each chapter sets out the specific knowledge and expertise required by school leaders for great cultural leadership and offers practical examples and case studies to show how they can be applied in different school contexts. Creating a Strong Culture and Positive Climate in Schools is an essential lens through which to examine the common problems faced by school leaders. It is invaluable reading for all those wanting to become more expert in school leadership and to better solve the everyday problems that arise from leading a school., This insightful book reveals the role of concepts such as autonomy and trust in school improvement. Each chapter sets out the specific knowledge and expertise required by school leaders for great cultural leadership and offers practical examples and case studies to show how they can be applied in different school contexts., * Provides an innovative way of looking at cultural leadership drawing on practice from other industries * Examines the shared characteristics of high performing teams and how they behave and how this can be a key driver in schools improving outcomes for children * Shows leaders how they can address persistent problems to do with administration, staff and school improvement * Sets out the knowledge leaders need to make good decisions. * Includes practical examples and case studies to show how the ideas translate into a school context.

LC Classification NumberLC210.H37 2023