System recall : leading for equity and excellence in education / Alma Harris, Michelle S. Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harris, Alma, 1958- author.

Jones, Michelle S., author.

Series:

Corwin impact leadership series.

Corwin Impact Leadership Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational equalization.

Educational change.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (136 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks : Corwin, 2020.

Summary:

This book argues that much of what passes as contemporary educational reform in education is faulty and damaging. It argues that it is time for a 'system recall' and a need to look at what matters most in the pursuit of educational goals. The book focuses on what we know about contemporary educational improvement, transformation, and change. It will provide insights into what strategies work, long term, to build the capacity for principled change at the school and system level. The book will consider what leaders can do to secure principled school and system improvement which fully embraces diversity, equity, and equality. It will also dispel some myths about reform at scale and challenge some prevailing ideas about educational change that, it will be posited, are not helping many young people to reach their potential. The main argument of the book is that too many school and system improvement initiatives have not paid sufficient attention to equity issues in their pursuit of ever higher achievement and that the net effect of large-scale, international assessments have been to distract policy makers in ways that have not always benefitted young people. The book will use system examples to underpin and exemplify six core ways of re-botting the system and generating progress for all, It will highlight the implications for school and system leaders.

Contents:

Inequity and inequality

Excellence over equity?

Hard truths

Leading for equity

Leading parent and community engagement

Leading professional collaboration

Reflections.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781071873113

1071873113

9781544342252

154434225X

9781544342276

1544342276

9781544342245

1544342241

OCLC:

1240656777