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Leadership for Resilient Schools and Communities

Second Edition

Foreword by Richard A. Schmuck

February 2008 | 200 pages | Corwin
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In this updated edition ofáLeadership for Resilient Schools and Communities, resiliency experts Mike M. Milstein and Doris Annie Henry build on their groundbreaking strategies used in districts across the country and offer newáinformation onáleadership resiliency.áPacked withágraphic organizers and tools, and providing a resource guide, this is an invaluable reference for school leaders serious about resiliency efforts.
 
Dedication
 
List of Tables and Figures
 
List of Handouts
 
Foreword by Richard A. Schmuck
 
Foreword to the First Edition by Paul D. Houston
 
Preface
Organization of the Book

 
 
About the Authors
 
Part I. Basic Concepts
 
1. Resiliency: Promoting Everyone’s Potential to Succeed
Why the Urgency?

 
An Introduction to Resiliency

 
The Problem With Problem Solvers

 
 
2. Building Resilient Communities
Why Community Development and Resiliency

 
Traditional Ways of Thinking About Community

 
Three Realities of Community: Rural, Urban, and Suburban

 
Visualizing the Resilient Community

 
Leadership Activities for Building a Resilient Community: Where Do We Start?

 
 
Part II. Resiliency for Everyone
 
3. Student Resiliency: Building a Base for Positive Living
What Are the Problems That Youth Face?

 
Changing Our Mind Maps: From Deficits to Potentials

 
Student Resiliency: The Community and School’s Responsibilities

 
Leadership Strategies That Promote Student Resiliency

 
Bringing It All Together as an Overall Resiliency-Building Approach

 
 
4. Educator Resiliency: Nurturing the Nurturers
Resiliency Pathways and Educators’ Performance Over Their Career Span

 
The Ability of Educators to Perform Well Over Time: Coping With Plateauing

 
The Impact of the School Environment on Educator Resiliency

 
Strategies to Overcome School-Based Barriers to Educator Resiliency

 
 
5. School Resiliency: Creating Supportive Environments for Students, Educators, and Communities
Does Your School Support Resiliency?

 
Improving School Resiliency Means Changing Schools

 
Backwards Planning

 
School Resiliency-Building Strategies

 
 
6. Community Resiliency: Developing Partnerships
Building Relationships Between Schools and Their Communities

 
Communities With Characteristics of Resiliency

 
Community Support Is Needed for School Resiliency

 
School Support Is Needed for Community Resiliency

 
From Reactive to Proactive Community Relationships

 
Strategies for Improving Community Resiliency

 
 
Part III. Making It Happen for Schools & Communities
 
7. Leading Resiliency Development Initiatives: Strategies for Managing and Assessing Change
Bringing It All Together and Leading Resiliency Development Initiatives

 
The Four Stages of Change

 
Group Development

 
Leadership Needs

 
Facilitation Skills

 
Assessment, Monitoring, and Evaluation

 
 
8. School and Community Resiliency Initiatives
A Reality Perspective

 
Communities on the Forefront of Improvement

 
In Closing

 
 
Resource A: Handouts
 
References
 
Index

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ISBN: 9781412955942
£31.99