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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... experience during a time when politicians and critics diligently work to manipulate and control the direction and spirit of education in the United States. Leaders who attempt to work with teachers and principals to promote systemic ...
... Experienced administrators will see parallels and familiar examples as they follow escalating examples of mistreatment and principals' bullying of teachers through the early chapters. Although the spirit and impact of the anecdotal ...
... experienced an abusive organizational environment will find this book cathartic. While many of us have learned to recognize the signs of abuse in marriages and families, with the exception of sexual abuse, workplace abuse has gone ...
... experience encountered in our database, we became convinced of the incredible significance of our topic. We believe that this is the right time to break the silence, as it were, that has surrounded and concealed the reality of principal ...
... experiences for principals (Ginsberg & Davies, 2001 ); feelings of anxiety, loss of control, disempowerment, insecurity ... experience. The extension in space of the number of individuals who participate in The Problem of Principal ...
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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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