This book argues for a narrative approach to problem solving as it relates to the many challenges facing school boards, superintendents, principals, and other school leaders
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Narrative Problem Solving
Chapter 1: "The Petition" - A superintendent is confronted by his new board chair who has demands for systemic change.
Chapter 2: "A Christmas Story" - A school board and its new chair are confronted with opposition to a change in holiday policy.
Chapter 3: "The Drive to the Small School" - A superintendent must address a hostile work environment in an elementary school.
Chapter 4: "The School is the Community" - An attempt to close a school meets with resistance.
Chapter 5: "If I Had My Way" - A new superintendent is confronted by an angry teacher who wants his coaching position restored.
Chapter 6: "The Parent's Voice" - A principal and superintendent must respond to a situation created by a special education student whose behaviors disrupt the school.
Chapter 7: "This Whole Thing" - A superintendent is faced with problems revealed by the annual audit.
Chapter 8: "I'll Help If I Can" - A new principal must address school culture issues originating from administrative and school board decisions made years before.
Chapter 9: "This Is Crazy" - A superintendent responds to a teacher's accidental intranet transmission within a middle school.
Chapter 10: "The Accident" - A superintendent's decision to retain a school bus driver after an accident resurfaces years later during budget preparations.
Chapter 11: "Take a Break" - A superintendent struggles to mediate a conflict between a high school principal and a department head that has disabled their professional relationship.
Chapter 12: "The Open Door" - A superintendent finds that his behavior has made him vulnerable to a complaint by a new employee.
Analysis
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