Extending Educational Reform

From One School to Many

AvAmanda Datnow,Lea Hubbard

Häftad, Engelska, 2002

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Beskrivning

In an effort to improve student achievement, thousands of US schools have adopted school reform models devised externally by universities and other organizations. Such models have been successful in improving individual schools or groups of schools, but what happens when educational reform attempts to extend from one school to many?Through qualitative data from several studies, this book explores what happens when school reform 'goes to scale'.Topics covered include:why and how schools are adopting reformsthe influence of the local context and wider constraints on the implementation of reformteachers and principals as change agents in schoolsthe evolution of reform design teamsthe implementation, sustainability and expiration of reform, and its impact on educational changeEach chapter concludes with guidelines for policy and practice. This book will be of interest to educational leaders and staff developers, educational researchers and policy makers, in the US and internationally.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2002-03-14
Mått:156 x 234 x 19 mm
Vikt:294 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:344
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9780415240703

Utforska kategorier

Utbildningsstrategier och utbildningspolitik inom Psykologi och pedagogik

Mer om författaren

Amanda Datnow is Assistant Professor in the Department of Theory and Policy Studies at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto.Lea Hubbard is an Assistant Research Scientist in the Sociology Department the University of California, San Diego.Hugh Mehan is Professor of Sociology and Director of The Center for Research on Educational Equity, Access and Teaching Excellence at the University of California, San Diego.

Recensioner i media

'The book will be recommended for my students as an essential read. Large-scale reform is taking off and there are so few books on the topic.' - Professor Michael Fullan; 'This is currently a very important area of focus for school reform and I believe that the proposed book would provide a timely overview.' - Professor David Hopkins

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 How Does Reform Adoption Happen? The Role of Power, Politics, and Perspective; Chapter 3 Is all Change Local? How Context Shapes Implementation; Chapter 4 Change Agents in the School Reform Process; Chapter 5 Building the Plane While it’s Flying; Chapter 6 The Life of External Reform Models; Chapter 7 Prospects for Educational Change;