A Fork in the Road : Narrative Problem Solving for School Leaders /: Narrative Problem Solving for School Leaders. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: J. Michael Wilhelm.
• Authors: Wilhelm, J. Michael
• Contents: 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 ; References
• Publisher Details: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (150 pages)
• Subjects: Education: Administration / General; Education: Professional Development
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781475846331; 1475846339
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