Creating a Culture for High-Performing Schools

Chapter 1 A Four-Step Process for Identifying and Reshaping the Culture of a School
Chapter 1 School Reform Processes
Chapter 2 Enhancing a School's Culture and Climate
Chapter 2 Implementing a Plan to Improve the Climate and Culture of the School
Chapter 3 Power and Authority: Nine Techniques for Motivating Faculty and Students
Chapter 3 Leadership Skills Needed
Chapter 4 Four Types of School Culture
Chapter 4 Intergroup Processes
Chapter 5 A Character Education Program That Is the Foundation of a High Performing School
Chapter 5 Program Planning
Chapter 6 Assessment
Chapter 6 Six Strategies for Enhancing a School's Culture and Climate
Chapter 7 Community, Culture, and Learning
Chapter 8 Professional Development
Chapter 9 Management of the Program
Chapter 10 Developing Interpersonal Relations
Chapter 11 Self-Disclosure
Chapter 12 Developing Trust
Chapter 13 Values Clarification
Chapter 14 Improving Communication Skills
Chapter 15 Resolving Conflicts
Chapter 16 Design for Learning
Chapter 17 Assessing Students' Interests and Abilities
Chapter 18 Conferencing: Reporting Student Progress
Chapter 19 Program Evaluation

The well researched contents of this book are absolutely on target. It provides a practitioner's map for effectively creating high performing schools.....