Evidence-based school development in changing demographic contexts / Rose M. Ylimaki, Lynnette A. Brunderman, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ylimaki, Rose M., editor.

Brunderman, Lynnette A., editor.

Series:

Studies in educational leadership ; 2543-0130 v. 24.

Studies in educational leadership, 2543-0130 ; v. 24

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School improvement programs.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2021.

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:

Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed October 8, 2021).

Other Format:

Print version: Evidence-based school development in changing demographic contexts.

ISBN:

9783030768379

3030768376

OCLC:

1272955209

Access Restriction:

Open access.

Restricted for use by site license.