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Record Nr.

UNINA9910348239803321

Autore

Datnow Amanda

Titolo

Extending educational reform : from one school to many / / Amanda Datnow, Lea Hubbard, and Hugh Mehan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : RoutledgeFalmer, 2002

ISBN

9786610239313

9781134550722

1134550723

9781134550739

1134550731

9781280239311

128023931X

9780203993965

0203993969

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (189 p.)

Collana

Educational change and development series

Classificazione

EDU000000EDU024000EDU034000

Altri autori (Persone)

HubbardLea <1946->

MehanHugh <1941->

Disciplina

371.2/00973

Soggetti

School improvement programs - United States

School management and organization - United States

Educational innovations - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-173) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Frequently Used Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 How Does Reform Adoption Happen? The Role of Power, Politics, and Perspective; 3 Is All Change Local? How Context Shapes Implementation; 4 Change Agents in the School Reform Process; 5 Building the Plane While It's Flying: The Evolving Design Team; 6 The Life of External Reform Models: Sustainability and Expiration; 7 Prospects for Educational Change; Appendix: Description of Reform Designs; Notes; References; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

Can a fundamental reform in the organisation of a school lead to school improvement? This shows how theory can be applied in practice



to get around issues that are preventing change and improvement.