Tschannen-Moran Trust Matters

Leadership for Successful Schools
2. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-118-83795-5
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 336 Seiten, E-Book

Make your school soar by escalating trust between teachers,students, and families
Trust is an essential element in all healthy relationships, andthe relationships that exist in your school are no different. Howcan your school leaders or teachers cultivate trust? How can yourinstitution maintain trust once it is established? These are thequestions addressed and answered in Trust Matters: Leadershipfor Successful Schools, 2nd Edition. The book delves into thehelpful research that has been conducted on the topic of trust inschool. Although rich with research data, Trust Matters alsocontains practical advice and strategies ready to be implemented.This second edition expands upon the role of trust between teachersand students, teachers and administrators, and schools andfamilies.
Trust Matters: Leadership for Successful Schools alsocovers a range of sub-topics relevant to trust in school. Allchapters in the text have questions for reflection and discussion.Engaging chapters such as "Teachers Trust One Another" and"Fostering Trust with Students" have thought-provokingtrust-building questions and activities you can use in theclassroom or in faculty meetings. This valuable resource:
* Examines ways to cultivate trust
* Shares techniques and practices that help maintain trust
* Advises leaders of ways to include families in the school'scircle of trust
* Addresses the by-products of betrayed trust and how to restoreit
With suspicion being the new norm within schools today, TrustMatters is the book your school needs to help it rise above. Itshows just how much trust matters in all schoolrelationships--administrator to teacher; teacher to student;school to family--and in all successful institutions.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tschannen-Moran, Megan

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface ix
Acknowledgments xvii
Chapter 1 A Matter of Trust 1
Meaning Well 1
Doing Well 6
Trust and Schools 8
Trust Matters 12
Key Points about a Matter of Trust 14
Questions for Reflection and Discussion 14
Chapter 2 Defining Trust 17
What Is Trust? 19
Differentiated Trust 39
Trust and Hierarchy 40
Putting It into Action 43
Key Points about Defining Trust 44
Questions for Reflection and Discussion 45
Chapter 3 Fostering Trust 47
Initial Trust 48
Factors That Influence Developing Trust 53
Authentic and Optimal Trust 64
Putting It into Action 66
Key Points about Fostering Trust 69
Questions for Reflection and Discussion 70
Chapter 4 Betrayal 71
What Is Betrayal? 72
The Keep-the-Peace Principal 79
A Debilitating Culture of Distrust 85
Putting It into Action 94
Key Points about Betrayal 95
Questions for Reflection and Discussion 96
Chapter 5 Revenge 97
The Dynamics of Revenge 97
The Overzealous Reformer 102
A Culture of Control 110
Rules That Facilitate 117
Putting It into Action 119
Key Points about Revenge 120
Questions for Reflection and Discussion 121
Chapter 6 Teachers Trusting One Another 123
Building a Professional Learning Community at Brookside 125
Faculty Trust and the Five Facets 128
The Payoffs of Faculty Trust 140
Putting It into Action 150
Key Points about Teachers Trusting One Another 151
Questions for Reflection and Discussion 152
Chapter 7 Cultivating Trust with Students 153
Teachers' Trust in Students 154
Students' Trust in Teachers 160
Earning Student Trust 167
Understanding Teacher Aggression 179
Putting It into Action 183
Key Points about Cultivating Trust with Students 184
Questions for Reflection and Discussion 184
Chapter 8 Building Bridges of Trust with Families 187
The Facets of Family-School Trust 189
Trust and Family Engagement 203
Fostering Trust with Families 214
Putting It into Action 217
Key Points about Building Bridges of Trust with Families 219
Questions for Reflection and Discussion 219
Chapter 9 Restoring Broken Trust 221
Trust Repair 222
Factors That Facilitate Restoring Trust 229
Creating a Context for Trust Repair 238
Whole-School Conversations about Trust 243
Putting It into Action 247
Key Points about Restoring Broken Trust 248
Questions for Reflection and Discussion 249
Chapter 10 Becoming a Trustworthy Leader 251
Trustworthy School Leadership 254
Productive Schools 264
Putting It into Action 266
Key Points about Becoming a Trustworthy Leader 268
Questions for Reflection and Discussion 269
Appendixes
A. Measures of Trust in Schools 271
B. Additional Resources 285
References 289
About the Author 303
Index 305

Über Autor(innen)

MEGAN TSCHANNEN-MORAN is a professor of educationalpolicy, planning, and leadership at the College of William andMary's School of Education. She has written several pieces ontrust, including the successful first edition of TrustMatters, and is considered a leading scholar on the subject oftrust in educational settings. She is the coauthor of EvocativeCoaching: Transforming Schools One Conversation at a Time.