What Is a School? - A Philosophical and Practical Guide for Independent School Leaders, Trustees, and Friends

Based on author Peter Gow's lifetime of experience living in, attending, and working in independent schools, WHAT IS A SCHOOL? A Philosophical and Practical Guide for Independent School Leaders, Trustees, and Friends offers school leaders and trustees critical insight into the core characteristics and cultures of successful schools. In deep, sometimes wry "meditations," Gow guides readers in examining the nature of the school as

--an aspiration

--a name

--a utopia

--a social enterprise

--a soci...