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Evidence-Based School Development in Changing Demographic Contexts / edited by Rose M. Ylimaki, Lynnette A. Brunderman.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ylimaki, Rose M.
- Series:
- Studies in Educational Leadership, 2543-0130 ; 24
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- School management and organization.
- Education and state.
- International education.
- Comparative education.
- Education--Curricula.
- Education.
- Organization and Leadership.
- Educational Policy and Politics.
- International and Comparative Education.
- Curriculum Studies.
- Local Subjects:
- Organization and Leadership.
- Educational Policy and Politics.
- International and Comparative Education.
- Curriculum Studies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (185 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2022.
- Place of Publication:
- Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2022.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This Open Access book features a school development model (Arizona Initiative for Leadership Development and Research – AZiLDR) that offers a roadmap for schools to navigate the complexities of continuous school development. Filled with processes that balance evidence-based values with democratic, culturally responsive values, this book offers strategies to mediate the tensions and to address school culture, context and values, leadership capacity, using data as a source of reflection, curricular and pedagogical activity, and strengths-based approaches to meeting the needs of culturally diverse students. You will find: · - Active, reflective activities · - Case studies illustrating each concept · - The research base supporting each concept · - Descriptions of processes from other contexts (South Carolina, Germany, Australia, Sweden) · - Thoughts about next steps for contextually sensitive and multi-level school development · - Suggestions for cross-national dialogue and research within the Zone of Uncertainty Use this ideal source to guide school leadership teams in creating productive schools that continually grow! .
- Contents:
- Part I: Changing Context for School Development and Description of the Model
- Chapter 1: School Development Approaches Over Time: Strengths, Limitations, and the Need for a New Approach,- Chapter 2: A New Approach to School Development,- Part II: Lessons from the Arizona School Development Model
- Chapter 3: Values, Culture and Context.-Chapter 4: Building and Sustaining School Leadership Capacity
- Chapter 5: Using Data as a Source of Reflection in a Feedback Loop
- Chapter 6: Going Deeper into Curriculum and Pedagogical Activity
- Chapter 7: Strength-based Approaches to Meeting Culturally Diverse Student Needs
- Part III: Extending the Process to Other Contexts
- Chapter 8: School Development in South Carolina - Building Leadership Capacity for Evidence-Based School Development in South Carolina Schools
- Chapter 9: The Swedish Context - Bringing Support Structures To Scale: The Role of the State and School Districts
- Chapter 10: The Australian Context - National, State and School-level Efforts to Improve Schools in Australi
- Chapter 11: The German Context - School Turnaround in Ten Schools in Difficult Circumstances in Germany: The Need for Adaptive and Contextualized Approaches to Development and Change
- Part IV: Conclusions and Looking Ahead
- Chapter 12: Concluding Comments and Looking Ahead.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 9783030768379
- 3030768376
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