Mark A. Smylie

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    Caring School Leadership

    Mark A. Smylie

    Principles and possibilities to inform and inspire caring in your leadership practices!   The values and themes in this book will help you fulfill your school leadership practices with a renewed recognition of the human side of schooling. Written for leaders at all levels, this research-based collection of ideas, strategies, and examples focuses on caring as what’s been missing from school improvement plans that produce academic success and socially and emotionally well-rounded students. In addition to insights and lessons about caring from educators and human service professions like nursing and ministry, readers will be introduced to themes of ·         Caring in interpersonal relationships with students ·         Cultivating schools as caring environments ·         Fostering caring in families and communities

    Stories of Caring School Leadership

    Mark A. Smylie

    Real-life examples to inform and inspire caring in your leadership practices! The practice of caring is essential to effective schooling. Stories of Caring School Leadership is a comprehensive resource of powerful, real-life stories of caring leadership practice. Readers will find stories that  • will help aspiring and practicing leaders reflect upon and further develop caring as a quality of their leadership  • affirm the importance of caring as a fundamental quality of school leadership  • provide examples of caring school leadership in action that can be analyzed, reflected upon, and used to develop practice  • make clear the connection between caring leadership and student academic success and well-being