A Casebook on School Leadership

A Casebook on School Leadership

CASE STUDIES FOR SCHOOL PRINCIPALS

Dr. Katherine K. Merseth, Editor

Confronting Challenges: Case Studies for School Principals

A Casebook on School Leadership

Katherine Merseth, Editor

Sponsored by Ministry of Education, Chile Harvard-Chile Innovation Initiative David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Regional Office in Santiago, Chile

2015

Addressing Challenges: Case Studies for Principals

A Casebook on School Leadership

Editor: Katherine Merseth Authors: Katherine Merseth; Marcelo Rosales Grand?n; Claudio N??ez Mena; Maryorie Cort?s Rojas; Patricio Casanueva S?ez; Marcela Pe?a Ruz; Carolina Flores Loguercio; Elo?sa Espinoza ?lvarez; Ema Escobar Jaque; Gertrudis D?az Opazo; Mar?a Antonieta Vivanco Oliva; Marysol G?lvez Pi?a; Ricardo C?ceres Guzm?n; Roger Arteaga Cea; Sylvia Barrera D?az; V?ctor Gonz?lez Becerra

Translation: Kristina Cordero and Alejandra M?ndez

Revision: This material was revised by Claudia Pinares, professional at Centro de Perfeccionamiento, Experimentaci?n e Investigaciones Pedag?gicas, (CPEIP), Ministry of Education, Chile

Edition Coordinators: Marcela Renter?a; Juan Carlos Rozas

Graphic Design: Gr?fica LOM

I.S.B.N.: 978-956-292-537-2 1st edition: (1500 copies: January 30th, 2015) Copyright by Ministry of Education, Chile. Mineduc. Not for resale Email: instituciones@mineduc.cl

Printed by Gr?fica LOM

CONTENTS

AUTHORS INDEX....................................................................................................................................5 PRESENTATION......................................................................................................................................6 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS...........................................................................................................................8 FOREWORD............................................................................................................................................9 INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................................10 CASES...................................................................................................................................................13

List of Cases........................................................................................................................................13 Leadership: Dilemmas Regarding the Purpose of Schools........................................................15 Civic (mis)education...........................................................................................................17 Cultural integration: A challenge inside the classroom.......................................................22 Two perspectives...............................................................................................................28 Training for work and training for life..................................................................................35 The role of the school: What are the limits?.......................................................................41 Working with Multiple Stakeholders Including Boards...............................................................49 Conflicting approaches......................................................................................................51 The sound of a bell............................................................................................................55 Leading Teacher Teams and Groups of Teachers......................................................................59 Quality for all or for some?.................................................................................................61 Building a path for improving school climate and culture...................................................66 Leading Teachers.......................................................................................................................73 Inclusive education: Success for all or success for some?................................................75 A matter of vocation...........................................................................................................80 Education for all ? or almost all?........................................................................................85 The elusive decision..........................................................................................................92 No way back......................................................................................................................97 A question of ethics: Student vs. teacher.........................................................................103

TEACHING NOTES..............................................................................................................................109 TEACHING NOTES INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................. 111 Curriculum Materials to Enhance the Education of K-12 School Directors Who Aspire to Become Elementary and Secondary School Directors............................................................ 111 TEACHING NOTES AGENDA........................................................................................................... 117 Leadership: Dilemmas Regarding the Purpose of Schools...................................................... 119

Teaching Note: Civic (mis)education................................................................................121 Teaching Note: Cultural integration: A challenge inside the classroom............................122 Teaching Note: Two perspectives....................................................................................124 Teaching Note: Training for work and training for life.......................................................125 Teaching Note: The role of the school: What are the limits?............................................126 Working with Multiple Stakeholders Including Boards.............................................................127 Teaching Note: Conflicting approaches...........................................................................129 Teaching Note: The sound of a bell..................................................................................131 Leading Teacher Teams and Groups of Teachers....................................................................133 Teaching Note: Quality for all or for some?......................................................................135 Teaching Note: Building a path for improving school climate and culture........................136 Leading Teachers.....................................................................................................................139 Teaching Note: Inclusive education: Success for all or success for some?.....................141 Teaching Note: A matter of vocation................................................................................143 Teaching Note: Education for all ? or almost all?.............................................................144 Teaching Note: The elusive decision................................................................................145 Teaching Note: No way back...........................................................................................146 Teaching Note: A question of ethics: Students vs. teacher..............................................148

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