Teachers' Guide to School Turnarounds

AvDaniel L. Duke,Pamela D. Tucker

Häftad, Engelska, 2007

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Beskrivning

Most guides on the process of turning around low-performing schools typically are addressed to principals and superintendents. Teachers, however, are the individuals expected to conduct the "heavy lifting" of school improvement. Teachers' Guide to School Turnarounds is the first book on the subject written expressly for teachers. It provides a step-by-step introduction to the process of raising student achievement, beginning with diagnosing the causes of low performance and extending beyond the first year of improvement to the factors involved in sustaining high performance. Based on the authors' experiences with the School Turnaround Specialist Program as well as a review of research on successful school improvement projects, the book contains a wealth of tips and warnings for those engaged in, or anticipating being engaged in, the process of turning around a low-performing school.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2007-10-15
Mått:155 x 235 x 11 mm
Vikt:290 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Antal sidor:190
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781578866687

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Utbildningsstrategier och utbildningspolitik inom Psykologi och pedagogik

Mer om författaren

Daniel L. Duke has been a high school teacher, school administrator, staff development director, researcher, and consultant. He is currently a professor at the University of Virginia's Curry School of Education.Pamela D. Tucker is a former special education teacher and school administrator and currently is an associate professor in the Department of Leadership, Foundations, and Policy at the University of Virginia.Michael J. Salmonowicz is a doctoral student in administration and supervision at the University of Virginia. As a Teach for America corps member, he taught high school English in Chicago Public Schools from 2001 to 2003.Melissa K. Levy is a doctoral student in social foundations at the University of Virginia. She previously served as a middle school band director.Stephen Saunders is a veteran high school foreign language teacher and award-winning soccer coach. Currently he is completing his doctoral degree in educational leadership at the University of Virginia.

Recensioner i media

In this volume, professor Duke and his associates describe how the most needful schools can initiate and maintain the winning streaks needed to enhance the confidence and efficacy of both faculty and students, resulting in enhanced achievement...In short, turnaround schools...come to believe in themselves in this sense. Both struggling schools and struggling learners can find that sense of self-efficacy only if they have the opportunity to experience success at some level. The [authors] provide a roadmap to that success.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1 It Takes a Faculty to Turn around a SchoolChapter 2 School Turnaround Is Not a MythChapter 3 Why Are Some Schools Less Successful Than Other Schools?Chapter 4 Inquiring into the Health of Your SchoolChapter 5 Planning: The First Step to Better School PerformanceChapter 6 The First Year of the School Turnaround ProcessChapter 7 Keys to Sustaining a Successful School TurnaroundChapter 8 Those Who Can, Teach; Those Who Can Teach, ChangeChapter 9 Turnaround Resources