Living faithfully : the transformation of Washington School

• Main Author: Schoonmaker, Frances, 1941- (Author)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2012.
• Subjects: Washington School (Clinton, Okla.) > History.; Rural schools > Oklahoma > Clinton > History.; Children with social disabilities > Education > Oklahoma > Clinton.; Clinton (Okla.) > Social conditions.; Education > Special Education > Behavioral, Emotional & Social Disabilities.; Educational administration and organization.; Teaching of students with social, emotional or behavioural difficulties.; Relating to people with visible or hidden disabilities, impairments or conditions.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806615148
• DOI: 10.1108/978-1-61735-709-1
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxx, 185 pages)

Living Faithfully is for anyone interested in education and education policy, whether parent, community member, teacher, student of leadership or policy maker. It looks at school leadership and reform in an alternative way, following the story of change at Washington School, a troubled grades 5-6 ce...

Table of Contents:

• Acknowledgements
• Preface. Introduction
• Chapter 1. It's as modern as tomorrow
• Chapter 2. Contradictions of leadership
• Chapter 2. Finding a trustworthy space
• Chapter 3. A covenant to live faithfully
• Chapter 4. Support from the central office
• Chapter 5. Professional development as a deliberative process
• Chapter 6. Swimming against the current
• Chapter 7. Education as sacred task. Notes
• References
• About the author.