Authors: H.Jerome Freiberg
ISBN-13: 9780750706421, ISBN-10: 0750706422
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Date Published: July 2005
Edition: New Edition
Like a strong foundation in a house, the climate of a school is the foundation that supports the structures of teaching and learning. This book provides a framework for educators to look at school and classroom climates using both informal and formal measures. Each chapter focuses on a different aspect of climate and details techniques which may be used by heads or classroom teachers to judge the health of their learning environment. The book sets out to enhance understanding of the components of a healthy learning environment and the tools needed to improve that environment. It also looks at ways to assess the impact of change activities in improving and sustaining educational excellence. The international team of contributors bring perspectives from the school systems in America, UK, Australia and Holland.
List of Figures and Tables | ||
Table of climate instruments used in each chapter | ||
Acknowledgments | ||
Introduction | 1 | |
Ch. 1 | Measuring, Improving and Sustaining Healthy Learning Environments | 11 |
Ch. 2 | The Role of School and Classroom Climate in Elementary School Learning Environments | 30 |
Ch. 3 | Using Informal and Formal Measures to Create Classroom Profiles | 48 |
Ch. 4 | Using Learning Environment Assessments to Improve Classroom and School Climates | 65 |
Ch. 5 | Organizational Health Profiles for High Schools | 84 |
Ch. 6 | Organizational Climate and Teacher Professionalism: Identifying Teacher Work Environment Dimensions | 103 |
Ch. 7 | Perceptions of Parents and Community Members as a Measure of School Climate | 124 |
Ch. 8 | The Teachers' Lounge and its Role in Improving Learning Environments in Schools | 148 |
Ch. 9 | The Impact of Principal Change Facilitator Style on School and Classroom Culture | 165 |
Ch. 10 | The Phoenix Rises from its Ashes ... Doesn't It? | 186 |
Ch. 11 | Three Creative Ways to Measure School Climate and Next Steps | 208 |
Notes on Contributors | 219 | |
Index | 225 |