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Why school reform is failing and what we need to do about it : 10 lessons from the trenches / Jerry Wartgow.
Van Pelt Library LB2822.82 .W368 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wartgow, Jerry, 1942-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- School improvement programs--United States.
- School improvement programs.
- United States.
- Educational change--United States.
- Educational change.
- Education--United States--Evaluation.
- Education.
- Evaluation.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 201 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2008.
- Contents:
- There are no quick fixes or silver bullets
- It's the culture, stupid!
- Civic capacity is the foundation of successful reform
- Collaboration is key to capacity building
- Institutional capacity must be in place prior to initiating reform
- Beware of the unintended consequences of well-intentioned people
- Litigation and labor agreements are the elephants in the room
- Those who do not understand history are destined to repeat it
- Keep theory and practice in proper perspective
- Define and deal with reality.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-199).
- ISBN:
- 9781578866977
- 9781578866984
- 1578866979
- 1578866987
- OCLC:
- 168715224
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