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"This book is a must read for all teacher-educators, counselor-educators, school administrators, teachers, and school counselors, who are involved in program development to enhance students’ academic performance." —Robbie J. Steward, Michigan State UniversityThis practical book deals with the emotional and moral dimensions of school leadership. The author sets out the intra-personal and interpersonal attributes, attitudes and behaviours necessary to develop emotional and moral leadership within the school community. The book provides a range of person-centred strategies for building communities of professionally committed, relationally competent, collaborative individuals.
Introduction
Introduction
In recent decades the experience of students, teachers and leaders in schools has been directly affected by a range of external factors, which have fundamentally changed the character and nature of schooling. This book is premised on the understanding that whilst politicians claim success for education reforms by quoting improvements in numeracy and literacy targets they refuse to acknowledge or engage with the deeper-seated negative effects of relentless change on the psychological health of schools and communities. Neither do they confront the relationship between many of their educational policies and the crisis in confidence felt by leaders, teachers and pupils in many schools.
Many ‘failing’ schools for example, are trapped in a performance cul-de-sac with few means at their disposal for turning themselves around within ...
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