Changing schools from the inside out : small wins in hard times / Robert L. Larson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Larson, Robert L. (Robert Lowell), 1936-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Secondary--Aims and objectives--United States.

Education, Secondary.

Education, Secondary--Aims and objectives.

United States.

School improvement programs--United States.

School improvement programs.

Physical Description:

xvii, 237 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, [2011]

Summary:

Failure to meet test-based standards can produce consequences such as school closure or staff replacement. With this real-world challenge to education foremost, this book presents pertinent research and instructive case studies of two 'good' high schools. It advocates a proven strategy of small-scale, incremental change_small wins_which increases the likelihood that schools will improve despite a climate of 'do more with less.'

Contents:

The current context for school improvement

What research and practice teach us about change

Schools as organizations

Bromley and mansfield: two case studies

Good schools and small-scale change

Magnifying the innovation map

The potential of small wins and related strategies

Levers and footing for change.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781607095279

1607095270

9781607095286

1607095289

9781607095293

1607095297

OCLC:

700930347