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Hoerr, Thomas R. – ASCD, 2016
For success in school and in life, students need more than academic proficiency and good test scores. Author Tom Hoerr shows how to foster the "Formative Five" attributes that today's students need: (1) Empathy: learning to see the world through others' perspectives. (2) Self control: cultivating the abilities to focus and delay self…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Student Development, Empathy, Perspective Taking
Tromp, Sherrie A.; Ruben, Brent D. – National Association of College and University Business Officers (NJ3), 2010
"Strategic Planning in Higher Education" unveils a comprehensive approach to planning that has proved successful at Rutgers University. The SPHE framework, developed by authors Tromp and Ruben, provides a blueprint for planning--a step-by-step approach that guides leaders on strategic thinking; helps them align organizational goals with…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Strategic Planning, Systems Approach, Case Studies
Satterthwaite, Jerome, Ed.; Piper, Heather, Ed.; Sikes, Pat, Ed.; Webster, Simon, Ed. – Trentham Books Ltd, 2011
We need to trust people and institutions, values and truths. But where should we turn to find which are trustworthy? Does trusting make us vulnerable to abuse? Is it safe for learners - the children, young people and adults in the world of contemporary education - to trust their teachers to care, and to tell them the truth? and can teachers trust…
Descriptors: Trust (Psychology), Compulsory Education, Urban Areas, Resistance (Psychology)
Bulach, Cletus R.; Lunenburg, Fred C.; Potter, Les – Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2008
A high performing school is described as one where student achievement is high and student and teacher absenteeism is low. Student behavior is such that teachers seldom have to control them or tell them what to do. This results in greater time on task, higher teacher morale, low teacher absenteeism, and improved parental support. One other…
Descriptors: School Effectiveness, Academic Achievement, School Culture, Educational Change