From School Improvement to Sustained Capacity

Frank Crowther is an internationally respected scholar and researcher in educational manage­ment and leadership. He is professor and direc­tor of the Leadership Research Institute at the University of Southern Queensland, Australia. In 1997, he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Australian Council for Educational Administra­tion in recognition of his services to educational leadership.

"Our ability to build capacity in order to ensure student learning is paramount. This book takes us step-by-step through the process of building capacity, giving practical examples and offering simulations that any school leader can use to improve student learning."

• List of TablesList of FiguresForeword by Andy HargreavesPrefaceIntroductionAcknowledgmentsAbout the Author1. The COSMIC C-B Approach: A PreludeIntroductionCOSMIC C-B in BriefThe School Research Origins of COSMIC C-BThe Phase A ResearchThe Phase B ResearchThe Phase C ResearchConcluding Comment2. The First C-B Dynamic: Committing to RevitalizationIntroductionA Snapshot of Committing to Revitalization: Carmichael Secondary CollegeCommitting to Revitalization: Deepening Our UnderstandingLeadership for Committing to RevitalizationThinking Outside the Square: Al Gore and Committing to RevitalizationConclusionCommitting to Revitalization: Building Personal Capacity3. The Second C-B Dynamic: Organizational Diagnosis and CoherenceIntroductionA Snapshot of Organizational Diagnosis and Coherence: Bellwood Secondary SchoolOrganizational Diagnosis and Coherence: Deepening Our UnderstandingOrganizational Coherence as Structural AlignmentOrganizational Coherence as Cognitive AlignmentOrganizational Coherence as Structural and Cognitive AlignmentLeadership for Organizational Diagnosis and CoherenceThinking “Outside-the-Square”: Organizational Coherence When Men Are From Mars and Women Are From VenusConclusionOrganizational Diagnosis and Coherence: Building Personal Capacity4. The Third C-B Dynamic: Seeking New HeightsIntroductionA Snapshot of Seeking New Heights: Carlo Maria Carafa High SchoolSeeking New Heights: Deepening Our UnderstandingLeadership for Seeking New HeightsSummarySeeking New Heights: Building Personal Capacity5. The Fourth C-B Dynamic: Micro-Pedagogical DeepeningIntroductionA Snapshot of Micro-Pedagogical Deepening: Greenfield Elementary SchoolThinking Outside the Square: The Grameen Way and Micro Pedagogical DeepeningConclusionMicro-Pedagogical Deepening – Building Personal Capacity6. The Fifth C-B Dynamic: Invoking ReactionIntroductionA Snapshot of Invoking Reaction: Eacham High SchoolInvoking Reaction: Deepening Our UnderstandingLeadership for Invoking ReactionThinking Outside the Square: Médecins Sans Frontières and Invoking ReactionConclusionInvoking Reaction: Building Personal Capacity7. The Sixth C-B Dynamic: Consolidating SuccessIntroductionA Snapshot of Consolidating Success: All Hallows Catholic Elementary SchoolConsolidating Success: Deepening Our UnderstandingThe Systemic Perspective on Consolidating SuccessThe Metanoia Perspective on Consolidating SuccessThe Culture Perspective on Consolidating SuccessThe Leadership Perspective on Consolidating SuccessConsolidating Success: Steve “Crocodile Hunter”SummaryConsolidating Success: Building Personal Capacity8. Next Steps Along the Parallel Leadership C-B PathwayIntroductionCOSMIC C-B in Retrospect and ProspectParallel Leadership in Retrospect and ProspectConclusionAppendix A: The IDEAS ProjectAppendix B: The Research Design and MethodologyReferencesIndex