Inventing better schools : an action plan for educational reform / Phillip C. Schlechty.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schlechty, Phillip C., 1937-2016.

Series:

Jossey-Bass education series

The Jossey-Bass education series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School management and organization--United States.

School management and organization.

United States.

Educational change--United States.

Educational change.

Physical Description:

xxi, 294 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, [1997]

Summary:

Building on the strategic framework for school reform outlined in his first book, Schools for the 21st Century, Phillip Schlechty now presents an action plan for implementing those reforms. With proven strategies and step-by-step advice, Inventing Better Schools guides local school leaders, teachers, parents and community leaders through each stage of school restructuring and reform -- from developing a mission statement and setting goals to creating district support for change and assessing results.

Contents:

The never-ending story

The need for invention

The technological imperative

Producing knowledge work

Beliefs, vision, and mission

Assessing district capacity

Creating the capacity to support change

Changing the system

Working on the work

Measuring what matters most

Leading the change process

Inventing the future : the task before us.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-286) and index.

ISBN:

0787903396

OCLC:

35835749