A Blueprint For Belonging

"Research shows that a sense of belonging amplifies student engagement and self-esteem, increases teacher satisfaction and loyalty, and promotes overall well-being for all in the school. While academic achievement and school culture are worthy pursuits, the importance of belonging to a thriving school community can't be overstated. A Blueprint for Belonging: Building a Positive School Culture From the Ground Up by Morgane Michael helps schools set the foundation for an inclusive, positive, and restorative community for both students and teachers. Thoroughly researched and packed with actionable steps to set readers in motion, A Blueprint for Belonging will guide teachers in addressing the challenging (but rewarding) social-emotional dynamics of their profession"--

"Research shows that a sense of belonging amplifies student engagement and self-esteem, increases teacher satisfaction and loyalty, and promotes overall well-being for all in the school. While academic achievement and school culture are worthy pursuits, the importance of belonging to a thriving school community can't be overstated. A Blueprint for Belonging: Building a Positive School Culture From the Ground Up by Morgane Michael helps schools set the foundation for an inclusive, positive, and restorative community for both students and teachers. Thoroughly researched and packed with actionable steps to set readers in motion, A Blueprint for Belonging will guide teachers in addressing the challenging (but rewarding) social-emotional dynamics of their profession"--

Clear, actionable steps for you to build new values, experiences, and perspectives into your organizational culture, infusing it with the diversity, inclusion, and belonging employees need to feel accepted, be their best selves, and do their best work. Bypass the faulty processes and communication styles that make change impossible in so many other organizations; access these practical tools and ideas for increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in your company. Filled with actionable advice Alida Miranda-Wolff learned through her own struggles being an outsider in a work culture that did not value inclusion, and having since worked with over 60 organizations to prioritize DEI initiatives and all the value and richness it adds to the workplace, this roadmap helps leaders: Learn why creating an environment where everyone feels belonging is the new barometer for employee engagement. Develop an understanding of the key terms around DEI and why they matter. Assess where your organization is today. Define and take the small steps that build new muscle memory into an organizational culture. Increase employee engagement, collaboration, innovation, communication, and sense of belonging. Build confidence in how to solve future DEI-related challenges. Get buy-in from colleagues (and even resisters) who can clearly see how to move forward and why. Overcome any limiting work environment and build all new processes and communication priorities that allow your employees to be a part of something greater than themselves while your organization learns to value and embrace the unique experiences and perspective that each employee brings to the company.

As wealthy countries build literal and figurative walls to keep migrants out, Ethiopia has welcomed refugees through policies that promote local integration. But do these policies enable refugees to consider their new country home? Focusing on the experiences of Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia, Hosting States and Unsettled Guests tracks the introduction, implementation, and evolution of policies that began in summer 2016, shortly before the New York Summit on Refugees prompted new national refugee legislation in Ethiopia. Using ethnographic interviews and participant observation with government officials, intragovernmental organizations, NGOs, and refugees in three camps in northern Ethiopia and Addis Ababa, Jennifer Riggan and Amanda Poole explore new efforts to halt treacherous, secondary migration to Europe. In particular, they explore the concept of refugee time-making, a theoretical model to better understand precarity, and a focus on education. An important read, Hosting States and Unsettled Guests makes key empirical and theoretical contributions in forced migration studies, East African studies, and anthropology. Riggan and Poole deftly shift the focus of refugee studies away from Europe to regions in the Global South, revealing emerging forms of migration management.

Sandra is a National Treasure with a rare ability to inspire others. Gail Gallant, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. A guided tour of The New Leadership Paradigm for the 21st Century. Step inside the mind of the new leader--one who embraces an inclusionary and equitable style of leadership, which allows others to share and participate in the leadership process. Read a true story about how to make the seemingly impossible actually happen. Learn how a leader brought together a diverse group of individuals, to work with passion and commitment in pursuit of a common goal, and enthusiastically share ownership and take responsibility for the results achieved. Find out how she opened their minds and hearts and touched their souls so that working together they achieved amazing results. An inspirational and heartwarming story of leadership success that serves as a blueprint for todays organization.

In Search of Belonging explores the ways Latina/o audiences in general, and women in particular, makes sense of and engage both mainstream and Spanish-language media. Jillian M. Báez's eye-opening ethnographic analysis draws on the experiences of a diverse group of Latinas in Chicago. In-depth interviews reveal Latinas viewing media images through a lens of citizenship. These women search for nothing less than recognition--and belonging --through representations of Latinas in films, advertising, telenovelas, and TV shows like Ugly Betty and Modern Family. Báez's personal interactions and research merge to create a fascinating portrait, one that privileges the perspectives of the women themselves as they consume media in complex, unpredictable ways. Innovative and informed by a wealth of new evidence, In Search of Belonging answers important questions about the ways Latinas perform citizenship in today's America.

"A must-read for every leader." —Dan T. Cathy, Chairman and CEO at Chick-fil-A, Inc. Preston Poore has spent decades in corporate America. Despite all the excellent advice he was given for growing in leadership, there was something missing: a way to bring his Christian beliefs to bear in his professional life, not just his personal life. So Preston sought his own answer to how his faith could impact his management of hundreds of employees. What he discovered was this: the first step wasn't adjusting his leadership style. Instead, he needed to let God change him before he could effect real change in his workplace. And in order to model discipleship to his team, he needed to first be discipled by the Spirit. Here, in the day-to-day practice of being a disciple of Jesus Christ, Poore found where his faith and exceptional leadership intersect. Through personal stories, biblical principles, and hands-on workplace guidance, Poore offers readers a unique look at this seldom-discussed connection. He challenges struggling leaders to engage in the hard work of daily discipleship. And he charges experienced leaders to return to the fundamentals of their faith, encouraging them to disciple other Christians with leadership potential. For anyone wrestling with how to bring faith to the workplace, whether it be a cubicle or a boardroom, Discipled Leader reveals that leadership doesn't begin behind the desk--it begins in the soul.

"Whether you have lots of close relationships or wish that you did, loneliness can be a struggle for anyone. Discover how the life of Jesus reveals the five different relationships you need, and how to build and nurture each one"--