Full Description
Recognize destructive behavior and cultivate constructive support!
The detrimental effect of abusive principal behavior not only deteriorates teacher morale and performance, but also erodes school effectiveness, student learning, and quality of life for everyone involved. Unfortunately, this type of mistreatment—with its devastating implications—has largely been ignored and treated as a taboo subject.
In this groundbreaking book, Blase and Blase begin the critical dialogue about abuse by exposing the various manifestations of mistreatment, and offering practical solutions for its prevention and correction. The invaluable information presented is based on findings from the first-of-its-kind study conducted by the authors, in which they interviewed elementary, middle/junior high, and high school teachers from rural, suburban, and urban areas across the United States and Canada.
The text masterfully provides the tools necessary to identify destructive behavior and raises awareness of this common phenomenon in order to break the cycle of abuse. It is the crucial first step toward preventing further mistreatment and fostering teacher development, student achievement, and school improvement.
Key features include
Real-life examples and testimonials
Specific forms and indicators of mistreatment, categorized into three levels
Detailed description of the effects on schools and teachers, professionally and personally
Solutions for overcoming this problem, including six survival skills, "Bullyproofing," "Bullybusting," and other individual, organizational, and legal resolutions
Contents
Foreword - Don Saul, AASA American Superintendent of the Year
Foreword - Gary Anderson, Professor of Educational Administration
Acknowledgements
About the Authors
1. The Problem of Principal Mistreatment of Teachers
2. The Many Faces of Moderate Mistreatment: From Discounting Teachers to Offensive Personal Conduct
3. Escalating Mistreatment of Teachers: From Spying to Criticism
4. Severe Mistreatment of Teachers: From Lying to Destruction
5. The Effects of Principal Mistreatment of Teachers: Lasting Wounds and Damaged Schools
6. Worlds of Pain: The Undoing of Teachers
7. Overcoming the Problem of Principal Mistreatment of Teachers: What Can We Do?
Research Method and Procedures
References
Index
