Building Community in Schools - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Thomas J. SergiovanniSeries:Jossey-Bass EducationPublish date:9/21/1999Pages:256
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Jossey-BassISBN-13:9780787950446ISBN-10:787950440UPC:9780787950446Book Category:EducationBook Subcategory:Administration, Aims & Objectives, Student Life & Student AffairsSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.85Product ID:SC7PP12MQF
"Sergiovanni documents cases of schools that have successfully reinvented themselves in order to establish a sense of 'community' as the foundation for all curriculum and instruction decisions. . . . Teachers, administrators, teacher educators, and communities seeking advice and motivation for restructuring schools for the 21st century would be well advised to consult this work."
--Choice
"Provides the practitioner with both a theoretical blueprint with which to build learning communities and a rich supply of benchmark illustrations to use as prototypes. . . . thought-provoking and challenging."
--NASSP Bulletin
Both in and out of schools, people are experiencing a loss of community. In this book, Thomas J. Sergiovanni explains why a sense of community is so vital to the success of any school and shows teachers, parents, and administrators what they can do to rebuild it. Filled with case studies and other school examples, Building Community in Schools provides the necessary intellectual framework for understanding the need to create communities that are inclusive, meaningful, and democratic.
--Choice
"Provides the practitioner with both a theoretical blueprint with which to build learning communities and a rich supply of benchmark illustrations to use as prototypes. . . . thought-provoking and challenging."
--NASSP Bulletin
Both in and out of schools, people are experiencing a loss of community. In this book, Thomas J. Sergiovanni explains why a sense of community is so vital to the success of any school and shows teachers, parents, and administrators what they can do to rebuild it. Filled with case studies and other school examples, Building Community in Schools provides the necessary intellectual framework for understanding the need to create communities that are inclusive, meaningful, and democratic.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Jossey-BassISBN-13:9780787950446ISBN-10:787950440UPC:9780787950446Book Category:EducationBook Subcategory:Administration, Aims & Objectives, Student Life & Student AffairsSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.85Product ID:SC7PP12MQF
THOMAS J. SERGIOVANNI is Lillian Radford Professor of Education and Administration, senior fellow at the Center for Educational Leadership, and founder of the Trinity Principal's Center at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. He is the author of several books, including The Lifeworld of Leadership, Leadership for the Schoolhouse, and Moral Leadership.
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