The Shaping School Culture Fieldbook (Jossey-bass Education Series)

The Shaping School Culture Fieldbook (Jossey-bass Education Series)

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<p>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</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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:</p> <ul> <li>Uncover a school's hidden values, beliefs, and assumptions</li> <li> <p>Think through and develop a school's mission and purpose</p> </li> <li> <p>Work out appropriate stories, metaphors, and symbols to represent a school</p> </li> <li> <p>Devise rituals and ceremonies for enriching the school experience</p> </li> <li> <p>Rethink leadership practices in light of educational and cultural needs</p> </li> <li> <p>Identify, transform, and heal a "toxic" educational culture</p> </li> </ul> <p>This important resource will help school leaders understand, assess, and transform school culture for organizational success.</p>