Transforming School Culture How to Overcome Staff Division Leading the Four Types of Teachers and Creating a Positive School Culture by Anthony Muhammad
Brand: Solution Tree
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With foreword by Richard DuFour and Rebecca DuFour Transforming School Culture provides a school improvement plan for leaders to overcome staff division improve relationships and transform toxic school cultures into healthy ones. Dr. Anthony Muhammad contends that in order to transform school culture we must understand why teachers continue to hold on to models or beliefs contrary to those put forth by their school or district. He explores the human behavior social conditions and history that cause the underlying conflict among the four different types of teachers in a school. The second edition of this bestselling resource delivers powerful new insight into the four types of educators Believers Fundamentalists Tweeners and Survivors and how school leaders can work with each group to create positive school culture. The book also includes Dr. Muhammads latest research as well as a new chapter dedicated to answering frequently asked questions on culture and school leadership in education. How this new edition will help you create a positive school culture Study the authors research and observations of 34 schools11 elementary schools 14 middle schools and 9 high schoolsand how each schools staff supported or hindered student achievement. Consider the characteristics of positive school cultures and how your schools culture and climate may differ. Learn how laws such as the Every Student Succeeds Act ESSA and No Child Left Behind NCLB impact teachers and school culture. Understand why teachers must work together to improve student performance. Obtain tips for creating a positive school culture and producing synergy. New in This Second Edition An updated research base including over 60 new references Connections to ESSA as well as reflections on NCLBs impact on education Additional insights into the four types of educators Further guidance on what it takes to be a transformational leader and redirect Fundamentalists through communication trust capacity and accountability A new chapter of frequently asked questions in regard to school culture leadership and the four types of educators show more
Condition : New
Author : Anthony Muhammad
Weight : 438
Publisher : Solution Tree
Language : English
EAN : 9781945349300
ISBN10 : 1945349301
Format : Paperback
Date of Publication : 20171020
Place of Publication : United States
Pagination : NA
Dimensions : 152 X 226 X 13mm