Responding to Resistance Thirty Strategies to Manage Conflict in Your School an Educational Leadership Guide to Conflict Management in the School Community by William A Sommers
Brand: Solution Tree
Product Description
Educational leadership is never conflict free. In Responding to Resistance author William A. Sommers acknowledges this reality and presents school and district leaders with a set of wideranging response strategies. Whether a conflict involves staff students parents or other stakeholders this book will help you address it openly decisively and efficiently so you have more time to focus on what matters most improving learning in your school community. Use this resource to obtain approaches and guidance for managing persistent problems when other strategies do not seem to work Become familiar with five primary causes of conflict and four dangers of ignoring conflict. Gain foundational communication skills for clarifying issues and defining problems. Discover conflict resolution strategies for teams individuals and large groups. Understand the research and expertise that support each response strategy. Learn from realistic vignettes that illustrate common conflicts in schools and how a leader might react effectively to overcome resistance to change. Contents Introduction Whats the Real Problem Chapter 1 Foundational Skills Chapter 2 Strategies for Working With Teams Chapter 3 Strategies for Working With Individuals Chapter 4 Strategies for Working With Large Groups Chapter 5 Strategies for When Nothing Seems to Work Conclusion References Index show more
Condition : New
Author : William A Sommers
Weight : 369
Publisher : Solution Tree
Language : English
EAN : 9781951075057
ISBN10 : 1951075056
Format : Paperback
Date of Publication : 20200508
Place of Publication : United States
Pagination : NA
Dimensions : 150 X 226 X 13mm