week 26
As a teacher working in my third high school in as many years, I am extremely conscious of the idea of school culture.
strategies used in the school
strategies the school have actioned to address the school issues.
Read page 6-14 of this Principal's sabbatical report by Gargiulo (2014)
Does your school have similar approach? What would work and not work? Why?
Read page 6-14 of this Principal's sabbatical report by Gargiulo (2014)
Does your school have similar approach? What would work and not work? Why?
School culture (based onStoll,98)
A school's culture is influenced by its age, external context, level of schooling (eg primary v secondary), pupils and societal changes.
What can you see? - spirituality, pupils’ learning, sporting achievements, or discipline are emphasised in assemblies
there may exist several cultures:pupil culture, teacher cultures, a leadership culture, non-teaching staffculture, and parent culture
What can you see? - spirituality, pupils’ learning, sporting achievements, or discipline are emphasised in assemblies
there may exist several cultures:pupil culture, teacher cultures, a leadership culture, non-teaching staffculture, and parent culture
4 teaching cultures
Individualism, Collaborative, Contrived collegiality and Balkanisation
My classroom = my castle//mutual observation and focused reflective enquiries//compulsorily imposed, with fixed times and places set forcollaboration, for example planning meetings during preparation time//neither isolated nor whole school
cultural norms in improving schools
1. Shared goals—“we know where we’re going”
2. Responsibility for success—“we must succeed” 3. Collegiality—“we’re working on this together” 4. Continuous improvement—“we can get better” 5. Lifelong learning—“learning is for everyone” |
6. Risk taking—“we learn by trying something new”
7. Support—“there’s always someone there to help” 8. Mutual respect—“everyone has something to offer” 9. Openness—“we can discuss our differences” 10. Celebration and humour—“we feel good about ourselves”Stoll and Fink (1996)25 |
Recommendations
What You Can Do
Include SES in Your Research, Practice and Educational Endeavors
Include SES in Your Research, Practice and Educational Endeavors
- Measure, report and control for SES in research activities related to education support and academic achievement.
- Take SES into consideration in all published work. Report participant characteristics related to SES.
- Contribute to the body of research on the educational and societal barriers experienced by students from low- SES communities and the impact of these barriers on academic achievement and psychological well-being.
- Establish practice opportunities in community settings where students have access to diverse social class populations.