Böcker av Mark A. (University of Illinois at Chicago Smylie

Learn, reflect and grow from 40 true stories of caring school leadership during times of crisisWhen faced with crises, most leaders handle the moment by leaning into triage and logistics. This book challenges you and your teams to adopt caring people-first strategies instead. Let these 40 stories, from a wide range of schools and crises situations, help you prepare for, perhaps prevent, respond to, and recover from your own school crises. Within these pages, you will find: An introduction to what crisis and caring school leadership means  Helpful lists to guide caring leadership practices A review of current crisis management literature Questions, reflection, and prompts to engage with story learnings

Real-life examples to inform and inspire caring in your leadership practices!The practice of caring is essential to effective schooling. Stories of Caring School Leadership is a comprehensive resource of powerful, real-life stories of caring leadership practice. Readers will find stories that ¿ will help aspiring and practicing leaders reflect upon and further develop caring as a quality of their leadership ¿ affirm the importance of caring as a fundamental quality of school leadership ¿ provide examples of caring school leadership in action that can be analyzed, reflected upon, and used to develop practice ¿ make clear the connection between caring leadership and student academic success and well-being