Edward L. Harris, PhD, is Professor and Williams Chair of Educational Leadership Administrator for the Brock International Prize in Education at Oklahoma State University/Tulsa.

School leaders wanting to analyze and shape their school culture will find this book to be incredibly beneficial. Professor Harris does an outstanding job of describing the factors affecting culture, providing practical advice for school improvement and professional development, and challenging readers with thought-provoking questions to push their thinking and action. By furnishing school leaders with a fresh perspective on the relationship between school context and culture, this book provides a useful and practical approach for strategic school reform.

• ContentsAcknowledgments Preface1 The Continuing Importance of Instructional Leadership2 Understanding the Culture of Schools3 Understanding Your School Culture4 Understanding Cultural Preferences5 Putting Instructional Leadership Strategies to Work in Individualist Contexts 6 Putting Instructional Leadership Strategies to Work in Bureaucratic Contexts 7 Putting Instructional Leadership Strategies to Work in Corporate Contexts 8 Putting Instructional Leadership Strategies to Work in Collectivist Contexts 9 Contextualization, Adaptation and LeadershipAppendix AAppendix BAppendix CAppendix DIndex

Edward L. Harris, PhD, is Professor and Williams Chair of Educational Leadership Administrator for the Brock International Prize in Education at Oklahoma State University/Tulsa.

School leaders wanting to analyze and shape their school culture will find this book to be incredibly beneficial. Professor Harris does an outstanding job of describing the factors affecting culture, providing practical advice for school improvement and professional development, and challenging readers with thought-provoking questions to push their thinking and action. By furnishing school leaders with a fresh perspective on the relationship between school context and culture, this book provides a useful and practical approach for strategic school reform.

• ContentsAcknowledgments Preface1 The Continuing Importance of Instructional Leadership2 Understanding the Culture of Schools3 Understanding Your School Culture4 Understanding Cultural Preferences5 Putting Instructional Leadership Strategies to Work in Individualist Contexts 6 Putting Instructional Leadership Strategies to Work in Bureaucratic Contexts 7 Putting Instructional Leadership Strategies to Work in Corporate Contexts 8 Putting Instructional Leadership Strategies to Work in Collectivist Contexts 9 Contextualization, Adaptation and LeadershipAppendix AAppendix BAppendix CAppendix DIndex

Edward L. Harris, PhD, is Professor and Williams Chair of Educational Leadership Administrator for the Brock International Prize in Education at Oklahoma State University/Tulsa.

School leaders wanting to analyze and shape their school culture will find this book to be incredibly beneficial. Professor Harris does an outstanding job of describing the factors affecting culture, providing practical advice for school improvement and professional development, and challenging readers with thought-provoking questions to push their thinking and action. By furnishing school leaders with a fresh perspective on the relationship between school context and culture, this book provides a useful and practical approach for strategic school reform.

• ContentsAcknowledgments Preface1 The Continuing Importance of Instructional Leadership2 Understanding the Culture of Schools3 Understanding Your School Culture4 Understanding Cultural Preferences5 Putting Instructional Leadership Strategies to Work in Individualist Contexts 6 Putting Instructional Leadership Strategies to Work in Bureaucratic Contexts 7 Putting Instructional Leadership Strategies to Work in Corporate Contexts 8 Putting Instructional Leadership Strategies to Work in Collectivist Contexts 9 Contextualization, Adaptation and LeadershipAppendix AAppendix BAppendix CAppendix DIndex