Supporting the Emotional Work of School Leaders

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SAGE Publications, 2007 M06 22 - 208 pages
"This book is a must read for all teacher-educators, counselor-educators, school administrators, teachers, and school counselors, who are involved in program development to enhance students' academic performance."
—Robbie J. Steward, Michigan State University

This practical book deals with the emotional and moral dimensions of school leadership. The author sets out the intra-personal and interpersonal attributes, attitudes and behaviours necessary to develop emotional and moral leadership within the school community. The book provides a range of person-centred strategies for building communities of professionally committed, relationally competent, collaborative individuals.

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About the author (2007)

Belinda Harris lectures in educational leadership and human relations at the University of Nottingham, and was a senior member of staff in an inner city comprehensive school for several years. Since that time she has trained as a psychotherapist, continued to work with schools and been involved in a range of intervention projects and professional development programmes aiming to promote the emotional development of teachers, pupils and head teachers.

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