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Book SynopsisAll meaningful and enduring educational reform occurs locally. Evidence suggests that educational success is driven by the contextual conditions in which students learn. How Schools Succeed: Context, Culture, and Strategic Leadership, Second Edition considers a broad conception of educational context, taking into consideration work environment, facilities, and space as well as the interpersonal, social, and organizational settings in which teaching and learning occur. This is not a one-fits-all approach. It is, however, a proactive approach, and necessary tools and development strategies are offered to promote continual and sustainable school improvement at the local level. While this volume considers specific administrative roles in schools, it also explains strategic leadership in broad terms. School leadership not only implies principal and superintendent roles, but teacher roles as wellperceiving teachers as leaders and building leadership capacity are central concepts in understan
Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgments Preface 1 The Continuing Importance of Instructional Leadership 2 Understanding the Culture of Schools 3 Understanding Your School Culture 4 Understanding Cultural Preferences 5 Putting Instructional Leadership Strategies to Work in Individualist Contexts 6 Putting Instructional Leadership Strategies to Work in Bureaucratic Contexts 7 Putting Instructional Leadership Strategies to Work in Corporate Contexts 8 Putting Instructional Leadership Strategies to Work in Collectivist Contexts 9 Contextualization, Adaptation and Leadership Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D Index
