Schools That Change : Evidence-Based Improvement and Effective Change Leadership.

Through specific examples, qualitative research, and portraiture, the author illustrates how and why some schools are able to achieve significant, sustainable change while others cannot.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Smith, Lewis (Lew)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 2007.
Temas:
School improvement programs > United States > Case studies.
Educational change > United States > Case studies.
Educational leadership > United States > Case studies.
Educational change > United States.
Educational leadership > United States.
School improvement programs > United States.
Enseignement > Réforme > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Leadership en éducation > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Educational change
Educational leadership
School improvement programs
United States
Case studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Introduction; Part I
  • The Dynamics of Change; Chapter 1
  • Describing Change; Chapter 2
  • Measuring Change; Chapter 3
  • Examining Change; Part II
  • The Elementary Schools; Chapter 4
  • "We're Closing This School": Government Hill Elementary: Anchorage, Alaska; Chapter 5
  • "This School Must Be a Sanctuary": John Williams School No. 5: Rochester, New York; Chapter 6
  • "California Dreaming": Skycrest Elementary: Citrus Heights, California.
  • Chapter 7
  • "We Succeed. No Exceptions. No Excuses."": South Heights Elementary: Henderson, KentuckyPart III
  • The Secondary Schools; Chapter 8
  • "If the System Doesn't Work, Go Around It": Gustav Fritsche Middle School: Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Chapter 9
  • "Desegregation or Else": George Washington Carver Academy: Waco, Texas; Chapter 10
  • "Surrender Was Not an Option": Louis W. Fox Academic and Technical High School: San Antonio, Texas; Chapter 11
  • "Why Are We Here?": Niles High School: Niles, Michigan; Part IV
  • Bringing About Significant School Change: The Essential Elements.
  • Chapter 12
  • The Essential Elements: ContextChapter 13
  • The Essential Elements: Capacity; Chapter 14
  • The Essential Elements: Conversations; Part V
  • Bringing About Significant School Change: The Catalytic Variables; Chapter 15
  • The Catalytic Variables: Internal Dissonance; Chapter 16
  • The Catalytic Variables: External Forces; Chapter 17
  • The Catalytic Variables: Leadership; Part VI
  • Creating Meaning; Chapter 18
  • The Lessons We Can Learn; References and Suggested Readings; Credits; Index.

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