Kerry Dunn, Ed.D is Assistant Professor of Teacher Education at Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY.John Scileppi, Ph.D. is the Department Chair of Psychology at Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY.Leslie Averna, M.S. is an Education Consultant and was formerly Associate Commissioner of Education for the State of Connecticut.Vanessa Zerillo, Ed.D. is the Academic Program Director of field-based Graduate Programs in Education at Southern New Hampshire University.Mark Skelding, M.Ed. is the Assistant Academic Coordinator of Graduate Programs in Education at Southern New Hampshire University.

• Part 1 PrefacePart 2 The Systems ApproachChapter 3 Introduction to a Systems Approach to EducationChapter 4 Action Research and Educational Reform: Partners in a ProcessPart 5 Contemporary Issues in EducationChapter 6 Assessment versus Evaluation: A Systems ViewChapter 7 Cultural DiversityChapter 8 Inclusion, Reform and Learning OrganizationsChapter 9 Parent CommunicationChapter 10 Technology: The World of WonderChapter 11 Distance Learning: Flexibility in EducationChapter 12 The School and the Mental Health SystemPart 13 Educational ReformChapter 14 Strategies for Educational ChangeChapter 15 The Magnet School as a Model System for Educational ReformPart 16 Name IndexPart 17 Subject Index

Kerry Dunn, Ed.D is Assistant Professor of Teacher Education at Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY.John Scileppi, Ph.D. is the Department Chair of Psychology at Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY.Leslie Averna, M.S. is an Education Consultant and was formerly Associate Commissioner of Education for the State of Connecticut.Vanessa Zerillo, Ed.D. is the Academic Program Director of field-based Graduate Programs in Education at Southern New Hampshire University.Mark Skelding, M.Ed. is the Assistant Academic Coordinator of Graduate Programs in Education at Southern New Hampshire University.

• Part 1 PrefacePart 2 The Systems ApproachChapter 3 Introduction to a Systems Approach to EducationChapter 4 Action Research and Educational Reform: Partners in a ProcessPart 5 Contemporary Issues in EducationChapter 6 Assessment versus Evaluation: A Systems ViewChapter 7 Cultural DiversityChapter 8 Inclusion, Reform and Learning OrganizationsChapter 9 Parent CommunicationChapter 10 Technology: The World of WonderChapter 11 Distance Learning: Flexibility in EducationChapter 12 The School and the Mental Health SystemPart 13 Educational ReformChapter 14 Strategies for Educational ChangeChapter 15 The Magnet School as a Model System for Educational ReformPart 16 Name IndexPart 17 Subject Index

Kerry Dunn, Ed.D is Assistant Professor of Teacher Education at Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY.John Scileppi, Ph.D. is the Department Chair of Psychology at Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY.Leslie Averna, M.S. is an Education Consultant and was formerly Associate Commissioner of Education for the State of Connecticut.Vanessa Zerillo, Ed.D. is the Academic Program Director of field-based Graduate Programs in Education at Southern New Hampshire University.Mark Skelding, M.Ed. is the Assistant Academic Coordinator of Graduate Programs in Education at Southern New Hampshire University.

• Part 1 PrefacePart 2 The Systems ApproachChapter 3 Introduction to a Systems Approach to EducationChapter 4 Action Research and Educational Reform: Partners in a ProcessPart 5 Contemporary Issues in EducationChapter 6 Assessment versus Evaluation: A Systems ViewChapter 7 Cultural DiversityChapter 8 Inclusion, Reform and Learning OrganizationsChapter 9 Parent CommunicationChapter 10 Technology: The World of WonderChapter 11 Distance Learning: Flexibility in EducationChapter 12 The School and the Mental Health SystemPart 13 Educational ReformChapter 14 Strategies for Educational ChangeChapter 15 The Magnet School as a Model System for Educational ReformPart 16 Name IndexPart 17 Subject Index