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• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• The Authors
• Introduction
• Cultural Drift in Schools
• Reviving Cultural Beliefs and Practices
• School Culture and Its Heritage
• Culture and Productivity: The Research Base and Impact
• Culture and School Performance
• Functions and Impact of Culture
• Symbolic Leadership
• Schools’ Need for Enhancement—or Enchantment?
• Part I: The Elements of Culture
• Chapter 1: Schools as Tribes: The Power to Transform
• Ganado Primary School: A Desert Jewel
• Ganado’s Mission and Rituals
• A Culture of Learning
• Students as Leaders
• Ganado Lore
• Ganado’s Cultural Network
• Chapter 2: Artifacts, Architecture, and Routines: Symbols of Culture
• What Are Symbols?
• The Power of Symbols
• Symbols and Signs—Messages and Meaning
• Chapter 3: History: The Value of Lore and Tradition
• The Importance of History
• Fortifying Cultural Roots
• Nurturing the Future
• Dealing with History
• Back to the Future
• Exhuming the Past
• Chapter 4: Myth, Vision, and Values: Identifying a School’s Soul
• Mission and Purpose in Schools
• Purpose and the Meaning of Success
• Values, Beliefs, Assumptions, and Norms
• The Demystification of Schools
• Chapter 5: Stories and Tales: Passing Along the Vision
• Resurgence of Stories
• Stories as Solutions
• Who Stories Are About
• The Focus of Stories
• Gathering People around the Educational Campfire
• The Positive Role of Stories
• Chapter 6: Rituals: Embedding Purpose and Meaning
• The Power of Ritual
• Rituals in Schools
• Reviving Rituals as Keys to Significance
• Types of Rituals
• Classroom Rituals
• Chapter 7: Ceremonies and Traditions: Culture in Action
• Types of Ceremonies
• Elements of Successful Ceremonies
• Traditions
• Traditions and Ceremonies: Two Cases
• Part II: The Symbolic Role of School Leaders
• Chapter 8: Conveyors of Culture: The Informal Network
• The Supportive Cultural Network
• Noxious Networks
• Chapter 9: Weaving the Cultural Tapestry: Seven Schools
• Charles Baker, Wheaton Warrenville South High School
• Rick DuFour, Adlai E. Stevenson High School
• Hawthorne Elementary School
• Four Schools, Four Cultures
• Pathways to Fruitful Cultures
• Passages to Successful Cultures
• Chapter 10: Transforming Toxic Cultures: Renewal Strategies
• The Negative Side of School Culture
• Characteristics of Toxic Cultures
• How Toxic Cultures Develop
• Pathways to Negativity
• Toxicity Transformed: Revisiting Jefferson High
• Antidotes for Negativism
• Chapter 11: Building Trust: Connecting to Parents and Communities
• The Importance of Parents and Community
• School Culture, Internal and External
• Disconnections of the Past
• A Culture of Respect
• A Climate of Trust
• Ensuring Recognition
• Building a Brand to Cement Ties
• Ties to Parents and Community
• Chapter 12: Firming Up Culture: Eight Essential Roles
• Reading and Sizing Up the Current School Culture
• Shaping a School Culture: The Roles of School Leaders
• Artistry and Leadership
• Chapter 13: Living with Paradox: The Bifocal Principal
• Paradoxes of the Principalship
• Principals and Paradoxes
• Good Leaders Give Mixed Signals
• Leading with Paradox
• Unearthing Paradoxes of School Leaders’ Work
• Chapter 14: Achieving Balance: Meeting Cultural and Structural Demands
• Symbolic Functions of Structure
• Purposeful Play
• Final Thoughts
• Chapter 15: Conclusion: A New Story
• Entrenched Beliefs Are Resilient
• Every Student Succeeds Act: New Story?
• Re-storying Schools
• Paradox, Culture, and Leadership
• Conclusion
• References
• Index
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