Breaking the Silence: Overcoming the Problem of Principal Mistreatment of TeachersCorwin Press, 15/08/2002 - 208 páginas Recognize destructive behavior and cultivate constructive support! The detrimental effect of abusive principal behavior not only deteriorates teacher morale and performance, but also erodes school effectiveness, student learning, and quality of life for everyone involved. Unfortunately, this type of mistreatment—with its devastating implications—has largely been ignored and treated as a taboo subject. In this groundbreaking book, Blase and Blase begin the critical dialogue about abuse by exposing the various manifestations of mistreatment, and offering practical solutions for its prevention and correction. The invaluable information presented is based on findings from the first-of-its-kind study conducted by the authors, in which they interviewed elementary, middle/junior high, and high school teachers from rural, suburban, and urban areas across the United States and Canada. The text masterfully provides the tools necessary to identify destructive behavior and raises awareness of this common phenomenon in order to break the cycle of abuse. It is the crucial first step toward preventing further mistreatment and fostering teacher development, student achievement, and school improvement. Key features include
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... classroom teachers who have lost their zest for teaching or been reduced to the practice of "defensive teaching." These attitudes are inconsistent with the work we're all trying to do. Given today's scrutiny of public education and the ...
... classroom, abusive principals cannot foster the kind of caring learning communities schools require to be successful. Furthermore, as the authors point out, an abusive principal is more likely to foster abusive teachers. Principals ...
... classrooms to drastically undermine and even destroy opportunities for effective instruction and student learning. The powerholders who create this problem and those who collude by permitting it to continue are participating in a ...
... classroom efficacy, and ability to reflect on instructional issues. Generally, the leadership approaches used by ... classroom dimension: teachers' innovation, creativity, reflection, autonomy, individualization of instruction ...
... classroom instruction, and student learning. Why This Book? h is widely acknowledged that power is a fundamental dimension of all human relationships (Muth, 1989; Russell, 1938} and is central to understanding relationships between ...
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From | 21 |
The Undoing of Teachers | 113 |
Overcoming the Problem of Principal Mistreatment | 139 |
Research Method and Procedures | 165 |
References | 171 |
Index | 181 |
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