Can schools survive? : questions to ask, actions to take / Keen Babbage.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Babbage, Keen J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational change--United States.

Educational change.

Education--Aims and objectives--United States.

Education.

Public schools--United States.

Public schools.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (275 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland ; Plymouth, England : Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Can Schools Survive? raises essential questions about the current status of schools and about the future of schools. The book explores vital questions to answer and considers actions to take so schools can begin to thrive.

Contents:

Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: Real Progress versus Do No Harm versus Make Matters Worse; Chapter 2: Educators and Educrats; Chapter 3: Real Improvement versus Failed Reform; Chapter 4: PD: Professional Development or Pointless Distractions; Chapter 5: Teachers: Listen to Them and Let Them Teach; Chapter 6: School Administrators: Aggressively Listen and Then Lead Based on Awareness; Chapter 7: Individualizing Achievement Gaps; Chapter 8: The Future of School: A Place for Learning or a Multiservices Center; Chapter 9: Future Fact or Future Fiction

Epilogue: Survival Is Not Good EnoughAbout the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

979-82-16-30705-1

1-4758-0868-2