Managing Schools

(Working with Teachers Effectively)

by

Lawrence L. Giandomenico

&

Lawrence Shulman

Managing Schools, the revised edition of Working with Teachers Effectively, offers principals and other educational supervisors a practical guide for effective communication with teachers. Skills for problem solving and relationship building are presented in order to help teachers accomplish meaningful professional growth, solve school-related problems, and work together effectively. Using actual school problems, Drs. Giadomenico and Shulman present practice theory of supervision designed to enable principals to foster professional growth, enrich instructional skills, and maintain positive relationships with individual teachers and the faculty as a group. Models are presented to facilitate understanding of both the interactive process and the practice theory of supervision.

This guide is equally relevant to all levels of supervisory positions in public schools. While the principal is often the focus of many problems that the authors utilize as illustrations, the relevant skills are applicable to all teacher supervisors. The practice theory suggested include communication, relationship, and problem-solving skills derived from group dynamics and organizational theory. The skills are directed at the development of a positive and trusting relationship, which utilizes honest and genuine communication. The skills enable principals and teachers to recognize and solve school-related problems while accepting the need and responsibility for their own professional growth.

2002/ 190 pp./ paper $26.95t/ISBN: 1-891928-15-5