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The NEW meaning of educational change / Michael Fullan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fullan, Michael, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Educational change--Canada.
- Educational change.
- Canada.
- Educational change--United States.
- United States.
- Education and state--Canada.
- Education and state.
- Education and state--United States.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 298 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- Fifth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Teachers College Press, [2016]
- Summary:
- Michael Fullan's The New Meaning of Educational Change is the definitive textbook on the study of educational change. Based on practical and fundamental work with education systems in several countries, it captured the dilemmas and leading ideas for successful large-scale systemic reform. The updated edition includes decisionmakers at all levels - from the local school community to the state and national level-and introduces many new and powerful ideas for formulating strategies and implementing solutions that will improve educational systems. This powerful resource is essential reading for everyone involved in school reform. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Part I Understanding Educational Change
- 1 A Brief History of Educational Change 3
- The First Attempt Falls Flat 4
- The Plan of the Book 11
- Prospects for Reform 16
- 2 The Meaning of Educational Change 18
- The General Problem of the Meaning of Change 19
- The Subjective Meaning of Educational Change 21
- The Objective Reality of Educational Change 27
- Shared Meaning and Program Coherence 34
- 3 Insights into the Change Process 39
- The Wrong Drivers 41
- The Elements of Successful Change 45
- Final Comments 52
- 4 Initiation, Implementation, and Continuation 54
- Traditional Model of the Change Process: An Overview 55
- Factors Affecting Initiation 58
- Factors Affecting Implementation 67
- Factors Affecting Continuation 77
- Lean Startup Model 78
- 5 Planning, Doing, and Coping with Change 82
- Why Planning Fails 82
- Repositioning Planning 87
- Coping with Change 87
- Part II Educational Change at the Local Level
- 6 The Teacher 97
- Where Teachers Are 98
- Enter Change 107
- The Professional Capital of Teachers 121
- 7 The Principal 123
- Where Principals Are 124
- The Principal as Lead Learner 132
- 8 The Student 138
- Where Students Are 139
- The Student and Change 149
- 9 The Parent and the Community 157
- The Difficulties of Parent Involvement in Schools 158
- School Boards and Communities 168
- Implications 172
- 10 The District Administrator 177
- Where District Administrators Are 177
- The District Administrator and Change 182
- New Glimmers of Continuous Improvement 191
- Leadership from the Middle 203
- Part III Educational Change at the Regional and National Levels
- 11 Governments 209
- The Role of Governments in Large-Scale School Reform 209
- Whole-System Improvement 218
- What's Next? 226
- 12 The Teaching Profession and Its Leaders 228
- Continuous Learning and Internal Accountability 229
- Standards and External Accountability 233
- Preparation and Career Patterns of Teachers 235
- Putting It All Together 249
- The Role of Leadership 250
- 13 The Future of Educational Change 258.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Frances Baylinson Rosenbluth Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0807756806
- 9780807756805
- 9780807757444
- 0807757446
- OCLC:
- 921102633
- Publisher Number:
- 99966251404
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