The essential renewal of America's schools : a leadership guide for democratizing schools from the inside out / Carl Glickman, Ian M. Mette.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Glickman, Carl D., author.

Mette, Ian M., author.

Contributor:

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School improvement programs--United States.

School improvement programs.

Central-local government relations.

Schools--Decentralization.

School autonomy.

United States.

Educational change--United States.

Educational change.

School autonomy--United States.

Schools--Decentralization--United States.

Schools.

School management and organization--United States.

School management and organization.

Central-local government relations--United States.

Physical Description:

xiii, 146 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Teachers College Press, [2020]

Summary:

"What can educational leaders do to create schools that are purposeful, moral, and successful? This book outlines a practical framework to replace dependence on top-down state and federal regulations with locally guided initiatives to address local goals. Building on Glickman's classic, Renewing America's Schools, this resource is for anyone involved with school change in today's complex times"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Introduction: Recapturing the Essence of Schools p. 1

The Fork in the Road p. 1

Whipping American Public Schools with External Control p. 2

Being Real p. 3

Recapturing the Goal of American Public Schools p. 4

A Reframing of the Work p. 6

Ordinary Good People Doing Extraordinary Good Work p. 7

Part I A Renewed Framework for Democratizing Schools from the Inside Out

2 The Promise: Establishing Common Principles of Teaching and Learning p. 11

Schools as Successful Organizations p. 12

Traditions of (Mis)Education p. 15

Existing Conditions as a Forum for Discussion: Types of Schools p. 17

Developing the Promise p. 19

Principles of Learning p. 21

What to Do with the Promise p. 23

3 The Pledge: Creating a Commitment to Make Decisions as a Community p. 24

Developing a Decisionmaking Process p. 25

Guiding Rules of Decisionmaking p. 25

Locus of Control p. 26

Factors Impacting Democracy in Schools p. 27

The Ideal Governing Rules p. 29

Navigating Between Ideal and Reality p. 32

What Type of Governance? p. 33

Representative, Direct, and Hybrid Governance p. 34

Why Do This? p. 35

If Not Us, Then Whom? p. 37

Focus on Governance p. 38

A Final Note About Formality and Procedures p. 38

4 Problem Solving: Community-Based Action Research to Drive Student Learning p. 40

The Critical Self-Study Process p. 41

Raising Community-Based Questions to Drive Action Research p. 41

Data Sources for Self-Study p. 42

An American Tendency: Action Without Study p. 45

Infusion of Information p. 46

Ways to Gather Information p. 47

Giving Voice p. 49

Part II The Work of School Renewal

5 Educational Priorities and Organizational Application p. 53

Curriculum Development and Implementation p. 54

Staff Professional Development p. 56

Instructional Coaching p. 57

Student Assessment and Outcomes p. 58

Instructional Resources p. 59

Implementing New Practices p. 61

Stages of Concern p. 62

Blurring of Tasks p. 63

Departmental and Grade-Level Plans p. 64

6 Becoming an Educative Community p. 66

Change and the Shadows of Our Own Caves p. 66

Understanding (De)Motivating Factors: Approaches to School Change p. 67

Developmental Needs p. 69

Sociocultural Differences p. 71

The Need to Identify and Act on Inequity p. 74

7 Dealing with Tough Questions of Practice p. 75

With Freedom Comes Responsibility p. 76

Moral Authority; Not Imposed Formal Authority p. 79

Diversification vs. Competition p. 80

The Ability of a Principal to Mobilize p. 82

Opportunities to Engage the Larger Community p. 83

Why Opportunities Are at the Heart of Renewing American Schools p. 84

The Continuum of Renewal p. 86

8 Supporting School Renewal: Important Signals from the District p. 88

The Politics of a School Board and District Personnel p. 88

Opportunities to Empower p. 89

An Age-Old Issue: Equality vs. Equity p. 91

Democratic Use of Economic Principles p. 92

Developing a District Plan for School Renewal p. 93

Fade Away or Facilitation? p. 96

Issues in Developing District Policies p. 96

The Morality of Decentralization p. 98

Part III Moving Beyond Ideas and Into Action

9 Dilemmas of Good Schools: Pinpointing and Moving On p. 103

The Issue of Time p. 103

External Regulations p. 104

Voice p. 106

Coordinating with Other Schools p. 108

Dependence on External Authorities p. 109

Sequence, Emphasis, and the Pace of Educational Change p. 110

Dysfunctional Behavior p. 112

Dilemmas and Decisions p. 114

10 Conclusion: If Not Now, Then When? p. 115

How to Take This Book and Run with It p. 116

Restructuring Policy p. 118

A Sobering Appraisal of the Need to Focus p. 119

Believing p. 120.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Glickman, Carl D. Essential renewal of America's schools.

ISBN:

9780807764022

9780807764039

0807764035

0807764027

OCLC:

1137830978

Publisher Number:

99984920467