Robert Feirsen, Seth Weitzman

From Conflict to Collaboration

A School Leader's Guide to Unleashing Conflict's Problem-Solving Power

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The book is a "how-to" guide identifying leadership characteristics and practical strategies that demonstrate how leaders can constructively channel a school's inevitable conflicts and instill a school culture that promotes group problem solving while honoring diverse voices.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 154
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. April 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 386g
• ISBN-13: 9781475861723
• ISBN-10: 1475861729
• Artikelnr.: 62925627

Autorenporträt

Robert Feirsen has served as an assistant principal, principal, deputy superintendent, and superintendent of schools. He is currently Chair of the Education Department, College of Arts and Sciences, at New York Institute of Technology, where he teaches courses in school leadership in addition to his administrative responsibilities. Seth Weitzman served 27 years as a principal, totaling three decades of school building administration, all in middle schools. He held leadership positions in professional associations and professional learning networks at the district, county and state levels.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: Transforming Conflict in Schools: From Conflict-Volatility to
Conflict-Agility
Chapter 2: What is Conflict and Why is it So Pervasive?
Chapter 3: Leadership in Conflict
Chapter 4: Building Understanding
Chapter 5: The Learning Cycle . . . Creating Prototypes, Testing Solutions,
Getting Unstuck
Chapter 6: Looking Backward, Moving Forward
About the Authors
Bibliography