Administrator's Handbook for Improving Faculty Morale
Administrator's Handbook for Improving Faculty Morale

Author: Loyd D. Andrew

Publisher:

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13:

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Administrative practices do affect teacher morale, according to a study conducted by Phi Delta Kappa. This handbook describes the study and its findings, presents a review of the relevant literature, and proposes specific methods administrators can use to improve staff morale. The book's first chapter describes the study's objectives: to identify the characteristics of school systems successful in achieving or maintaining high morale, to identify instruments useful for morale evaluation, and to produce a handbook of useful practices. The chapter also describes the study methodology, which involved a literature review, a survey of 315 schools nationally, case studies of 10 selected schools, and analysis of the findings. The second chapter examines and synthesizes information from the literature review. Chapter 3 compares high morale schools with low morale schools. The fourth chapter provides an action plan for administrators that takes into account the relationship between morale and leadership, interpersonal relationships, rewards, workload, control mechanisms, professional development opportunities, and other factors. A diagnostic instrument for assessing leaders' strengths and weaknesses is provided in the fifth chapter, and the sixth presents 12 brief rules for administrators. References and an additional assessment tool are also supplied. (PGD)

Motivating & Inspiring Teachers
Motivating & Inspiring Teachers

Author: Todd Whitaker

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-12-17

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 1317930703

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Like the best-selling first edition, this book is filled with strategies to motivate your staff and maintain a high level of energy at your school. This guide will help all educators approach work every day in an enthusiastic, focused, and positive state of mind. This book will help you: -Motivate your faculty with the Friday Focus--a staff memo that works! -Understand the power of praise and how to best utilize it every day -Make sure staff meetings, teacher evaluation, and daily activities raise the energy level in your school -Maximize the holidays, open house nights, and other special events the make your staff feel special

Ethical Decision Making in School Administration
Ethical Decision Making in School Administration

Author: Paul A. Wagner

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Published: 2008-10-22

Total Pages: 233

ISBN-13: 1452211892

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Pedagogically rich, demographically inclusive, and culturally sensitive, Ethical Decision Making in School and District Administration exposes educational leaders to an interdisciplinary array of theories from the fields of education, economics, management, and moral philosophy (past and present). Authors Paul A. Wagner and Douglas J. Simpson demonstrate how understanding key concepts can dramatically improve management styles and protocols. Key Features Contains numerous case studies that apply the book's concepts to relevant ethical issues faced by school administrators Reveals possibilities for thinking outside the box in terms of morally informed and effective leadership strategies aimed at securing organizational commitment and shared vision Presents multiple theories of ethics, demonstrating how they inform decision making and culture building in school districts Incorporates a range of in-text learning aids, including figures that clarify and critique ideas, a complete glossary, and end-of-chapter activities and questions

ERS Bulletin
ERS Bulletin

Author: Educational Research Service (Arlington, Va.)

Publisher:

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 608

ISBN-13:

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Maintaining Morale
Maintaining Morale

Author: Linda K. Johnsrud

Publisher: College & Univ Professional Assn

Published: 1996-01-01

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9781878240477

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The purpose of this book is to explore ways for campuses to maintain morale during the tough times facing higher education in the 1990s. Its message is based on two assumptions: (1) the very process of assessing morale can enhance morale; and (2) there are ways to enhance morale that do not require large infusions of new dollars. Chapters cover the following topics: (1) the nature of morale and its importance (including a summary of research findings); (2) campus morale in the 1990s (noting reduced resources, public disaffection, and internal conflict); (3) the role of the institution in building morale (stressing the need for institutionally based assessment and the institutional commitment to act); (4) the administrative staff work life (a review of the literature on characteristics, activities, and concerns of administrative staff); (5) faculty work life (a review of faculty characteristics, issues, and special groups); (6) assessment of morale (describing the steps of a successful assessment from project leadership, to assessment design, to data analysis); (7) assessment issues (such as sampling, coding, data analysis and dissemination); (8) a case study of a 10-campus midlevel administrator morale assessment; (9) a case study of a university faculty morale assessment; and (10) use of the assessment data to develop recommendations and an action plan. Appendices contain sample letters and surveys. (Individual chapters contain references.) (JLS)

Church Administration Handbook
Church Administration Handbook

Author: Bruce P. Powers

Publisher: B&H Publishing Group

Published: 2008-01-01

Total Pages: 349

ISBN-13: 143366898X

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What’s new about this third edition of the long respected and often used Church Administration Handbook? In addition to time and technological-sensitive updates to the basic organizational details, editor Bruce Powers writes: “The needs of people and churches have continued to change, with questions now being raised about the quality of congregational life, nature of leadership, and responsibility for ministry among all believers . . . As we have prepared this edition, we have sought to address five primary needs. 1. Leadership skills and administrative tools that can be adapted for use in a variety of contexts from traditional to contemporary, from rural to urban, and from unicultural to multicultural settings; 2. Spiritual formation that relates to all of life (from birth to death); 3. Mission consciousness (in community, regionally, nationally, and globally); 4. Ministry of all believers (particularly calling out and equipping vocational, bivocational, and lay ministers); and 5. Leadership competence (the ability to inspire, motivate, and equip the saints for the work of ministry).”