Shaping School Culture : Pitfalls, Paradoxes, and Promises
ISBN: 9780787996796 | 0787996793
Edition: 2ndFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Pub. Date: 3/3/2009
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A Guide for Shaping Your School's CultureIn this thoroughly revised and updated edition of their classic book, Shaping School Culture, Terrence Deal and Kent Peterson address the latest thinking on organizational culture and change and offer new ideas and strategies on how stories, rituals, traditions, and other cultural practices can be used to create positive, caring, and purposeful schools. This new edition gives expanded attention to the important symbolic roles of school leaders, including practical suggestions on how leaders can balance c... MORE
| Preface | p. vii |
| Acknowledgments | p. xiii |
| The Authors | p. xv |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| The Elements of Culture | |
| Schools as Tribes: The Power to Transform | p. 19 |
| Artifacts, Architecture, and Routines: Symbols of Culture | p. 32 |
| History: The Value of Lore and Tradition | p. 44 |
| Myth, Vision, and Values: Discovering a School's Highest Calling | p. ... MORE |
| Stories and Tales: Passing Along the Vision | p. 71 |
| Rituals: Embedding Purpose and Meaning | p. 88 |
| Ceremonies and Traditions: Culture in Action | p. 100 |
| Conveyors of Culture: Positive and Negative Transmitters | p. 116 |
| The Symbolic Role of School Leaders | |
| Weaving the Cultural Tapestry: Seven Schools | p. 129 |
| Transforming Toxic Cultures: Renewal Strategies | p. 160 |
| Building Trust: Connecting to Parents and Communities | p. 181 |
| Strengthening Culture: Eight Essential Roles | p. 196 |
| Living with Paradox: The Bifocal Principal | p. 217 |
| Achieving Balance: Meeting Cultural and Structural Demands | p. 233 |
| Conclusion: Opportunities for the Future | p. 248 |
| References | p. 254 |
| Index | p. 267 |
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Terrence E. Deal has been a professor at Stanford, Harvard, and Vanderbilt Universities and is the former Irving R. Melbo Professor of Education at the Rossier School of the University of Southern California. He is coauthor of the best-sellers, Leading with Soul and Reframing Organizations.
Kent D. Peterson is a professor in the Department of Educational Administration at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Deal and Peterson are coauthors of The Leadership Paradox.
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