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The authors show how by working to develop open, honest and sincere relationships with teachers it is possible to create a school environment that focuses on the social and educational welfare of students.
Synopsis
The authors show how to develop open, honest, and sincere relationships with teachers and how it is possible to create a school environment that focuses on the social and educational welfare of students.
Synopsis
Finally Practical advice from the teachers' perspective
Learn what effective principals do to influence, motivate, and empower teachers???entirely from the teachers' perspective.
Based on an in-depth study in which teachers detail the strategies extraordinary principals used to help them become more effective in the classroom, this second edition incorporates the most up-to-date literature to??keep the core study timely and provocative. Easy-to-follow guidelines are included in each chapter.
Strategies and related practices illustrate how to: Use the power of praise Influence by expecting and involving Encourage professional autonomy Lead by standing behind Suggest rather than direct Use formal authority positively
This book is a must-have resource for any practicing school principal or for teachers studying to be principals.
Table of Contents
Principals and their effectiveness -- The power of praise -- Influencing by expecting -- Influencing by involving -- Granting professional autonomy -- Leading by standing behind -- Gentle nudges : suggesting versus directing -- Positive use of formal authority -- Mirrors to the possible -- Conclusions, caveats, and challenges.