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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808478003321

Autore

Reeves Douglas B. <1953->

Titolo

Leading change in your school : how to conquer myths, build commitment, and get results / / Douglas B. Reeves

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Alexandria, Va., : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c2009

Alexandria, Va. : , : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, , 2009

ISBN

1-4166-1639-X

1-4166-0891-5

1-4166-0890-7

1-4166-0892-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 179 pages)

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

371.200973

Soggetti

School management and organization - United States

Educational change - United States

Educational leadership - United States

School improvement programs - 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. 164-170) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Part 1. Creating conditions for change. Pull the weeds before you plant the flowers -- The personal change readiness assessment -- The organizational change readiness assessment -- Cultural change -- Confronting the myths of change leadership -- Part 2. Planning change. Leadership leverage: focusing on changes with the greatest results -- The right team: selecting teachers and administrators -- Building capacity with coaching -- Making strategic planning work -- Part 3. Implementing change. Closing the implementation gap -- The flywheel: getting short-term wins to sustain long-term change -- Building stakeholder support: academics and the arts -- Defining change: lessons from literacy -- Part 4. Sustaining change. Sustaining excellence -- Lessons across the globe -- Teacher leadership -- Epilogue: the risks and rewards of change.

Sommario/riassunto

Providing real-life examples of leaders who have successfully met the



challenge of change, distinguished author and researcher Douglas B. Reeves shows educational leaders how they can create the conditions for, plan, implement, and sustain significant change in their schools.