When the bestselling books Shaping School Culture and The
Shaping School Culture Fieldbook were first published, Kent D.
Peterson and Terrence E. Deal described the critical elements of
school culture–the purposes, traditions, norms, and values
that guide and glue the community together. The authors showed how
a positive culture makes school reform work and the companion
Fieldbook included the tools needed to bring out the best in
students, teachers, and the surrounding community
In today’s complex educational environment, new challenges have
surfaced for school leaders who must grapple with issues of
standards-based testing, school accountability, and student
achievement. The second edition of The Shaping School Culture
Fieldbook offers a companion to the newly revised edition of
Shaping School Culture and includes an expanded version of Peterson
and Deal’s time-tested model to address the latest thinking on
school culture and change. The Fieldbook offers a wealth of new
ideas and approaches and includes new material on ‘toxic’
environments with specific action plans. In addition, the book
contains powerful new case examples for revitalizing school
culture.
The Shaping School Culture Fieldbook draws on the authors’
extensive research and nationwide school contacts and includes
hands-on strategies and exercises for helping school leaders:
* Uncover a school’s hidden values, beliefs, and assumptions
* Think through and develop a school’s mission and purpose
* Work out appropriate stories, metaphors, and symbols to
represent a school
* Devise rituals and ceremonies for enriching the school
experience
* Rethink leadership practices in light of educational and
cultural needs
* Identify, transform, and heal a ‘toxic’ educational culture
This important resource will help school leaders understand,
assess, and transform school culture for organizational
success.
Cuprins
Acknowledgments.
The Authors.
1. Introduction and Organization of the Fieldbook.
PART ONE: INTERPRETING SCHOOL CULTURE.
2. The Importance of Culture.
3. Vision and Values: The Bedrock of Culture.
4. Ritual and Ceremony: Culture in Action.
5. History and Stories: The Importance of the Past.
6. People and Relationships: The Informal Network.
7. Architecture, Artifacts, and Symbols: The Visual Scene.
PART TWO: TRANSFORMING SCHOOL CULTURE.
8. Healing Toxic cultures-Action Strategies.
9. Eight roles of Symbolic Leaders.
10. Final Thoughts.
References.
Index.
Bios.
Despre autor
Kent D. Peterson was the first director of the Vanderbilt
Principals’ Institute and is former head of the National Center for
Effective Schools Research and Development. He is currently
professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy
Analysis at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Terrence E. Deal has taught at the Stanford and Harvard Graduate
Schools of Education, Vanderbilt’s Peabody College, and the
University of Southern California. He lectures and consults
internationally with business, health care, educational, religious,
and military organizations.
Peterson and Deal are the coauthors of The Principal’s Role in
Shaping School and The Leadership Paradox: Balancing Logic and
Artistry in Schools.
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