Better Conversations : Coaching Ourselves and Each Other to Be More Credible, Caring, and Connected / Jim Knight.
| Author/creator | Knight, Jim author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Thousand Oaks : Corwin, 2015. |
| Description | 1 online resource (256 pages) |
| Supplemental Content | EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Chapter 1. Radical Brokenness and Better Conversations; Chapter 2. The Better Conversations Beliefs; Chapter 3. Listening With Empathy; Chapter 4. Fostering Dialogue; Chapter 5. Asking Better Questions; Chapter 6. Connecting; Chapter 7. Finding Common Ground; Chapter 8. Redirecting Toxic Words and Emotions; Chapter 9. Building Trust; References; Study Participants; Index; |
| Abstract | This book focuses on the capacity for improving schools by improving communication. Asserting that schools are only as good as the conversations within them, it shows how to adopt the habits essential to transforming the quality of interpersonal dialogues. Topics include listening with empathy and finding common ground. |
| General note | Preface Acknowledgments About the Author Chapter 1. Radical Brokenness and Better Conversations Chapter 2. The Better Conversations Beliefs Chapter 3. Listening With Empathy Chapter 4. Fostering Dialogue Chapter 5. Asking Better Questions Chapter 6. Connecting Chapter 7. Finding Common Ground Chapter 8. Redirecting Toxic Words and Emotions Chapter 9. Building Trust References Study Participants Index |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-215) and index. |
| Issued in other form | Original 9781506307459 1506307450 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2015949335 |
| ISBN | 9781506336688 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 150633668X (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 9781506336701 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 1506336701 (electronic bk.) |
| Stock number | 9781506336688 Ingram Content Group |
| Stock number | 1B26E34A-471B-484D-BFD8-4752FF198FF0 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |