Organizational and educational change : the life and role of a change agent group / Jean M. Bartunek.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bartunek, Jean M., 1944-

Series:

LEA's organization and management series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teacher participation in administration.

School improvement programs.

Educational change.

Physical Description:

xvi, 295 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2003.

Summary:

This is a theoretical book on organizational change looking at a group aimed at fostering the empowerment of teachers.

Contents:

1 The Foundations for the Work 1

2 The Founders' Vision and Design for the NFDC 22

3 An Exciting and Sometimes Difficult Beginning 31

4 The NFDC Begins to Implement Its Initiatives 47

5 A Year of Challenges 74

6 Trembling on the Edge 104

7 Dispersing Energies 131

8 A Role for the NFDC? 159

9 The Vision Dims 182

10 The Triangle Model of Change Agent Group Dynamics: Evolving Identity, Actions, and Stakeholder Relationships in a Change Agent Group Setting 206

11 Implications of the NFDC's Work for Educational Policy / Diane R. Wood 234.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-281) and indexes.

ISBN:

0805834095

OCLC:

47990025