Changing schools from the inside out : small wins in hard times / Robert L. Larson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Larson, Robert L. (Robert Lowell), 1936-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Secondary--Aims and objectives--United States.

Education, Secondary.

School improvement programs--United States.

School improvement programs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Failure to meet test-based standards can produce consequences such as school closure or staff replacement. With this real-world challenge to education foremost, this book presents pertinent research and instructive case studies of two 'good' high schools. It advocates a proven strategy of small-scale, incremental change_small wins_which increases the likelihood that schools will improve despite a climate of 'do more with less.'

Contents:

Changing Schools from the Inside Out; Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; 1. The Current Context for School Improvement; 2. What Research and Practice Teach Us about Change; 3. Schools as Organizations; 4. Bromley and Mansfield: Two Case Studies; 5. Good Schools and Small-Scale Change; 6. Magnifying the Innovation Map; 7. The Potential of Small Wins and Related Strategies; 8. Levers and Footings for Change; Concluding Comments; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-223) and index.

ISBN:

1-283-94069-8

1-60709-529-7

OCLC:

826659793