Each chapter features new examples and cases that illustrate persistent problems, spelling out key cultural implications and offering concrete examples of overcoming the challenges while maintaining a meaningful learning environment. This new third edition has been revised to reflect the reality of schools today, including the increased emphasis on high-stakes testing, federal reforms such as No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), state sponsored improvement programs, and other major issues that impact organizational culture and the role of school leaders. Written by renowned experts in the area of school culture, this book tackles the increasing challenges facing public schools and provides clear, candid suggestions for more effective symbolic leadership. Shaping School Culture is the classic guide to exceptional school leadership, featuring concrete guidance on influencing the subtle symbolic features of schools that provide meaning, belief, and faith. Muhammad provides the frameworkfor understanding dynamic relationships within a school culture and ensuring a positive environmentthat supports the changes necessary to improve learning for all students.E-Book Overview The most trusted guide to school culture, updated with current challenges and new solutions Muhammad describes them:The Believers – who believe that all students can learn, and that what they do in the classroomcan and will make a differenceThe Tweeners – the idealistic new teachers just learning the ropesThe Survivors – staff members who suffer from burnout, and whose primary mission is to makeit through the school yearThe Fundamentalists – who are heavily invested in the status quo and a force to be reckonedwithThroughout the course, educators explore the root causes of staff resistance to change, and leave withimmediate, accessible strategies that improve school culture. Teachers and administrators alike will recognizetheir colleagues as Dr. Anthony Muhammad sheds new light on the diverse issues of resistant staff, with anemphasis on developing a cohesive, positive culture.
Anthony MuhammadCredits: 3Required eBook: Transforming School Culture: How to Overcome Staff Division (Anthony Muhammad,Solution Tree Press, 2009)OverviewSchool improvement cannot happen in a toxic culture, one where teachers are in conflict and a negativeattitude prevails.In this course, Dr. SyllabusCourse Title: Transforming School CulturePresenter: Dr.
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