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Autore |
Earl Lorna M (Lorna Maxine), <1948-, > |
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Leading schools in a data-rich world : harnessing data for school improvement / / Lorna M. Earl, Steven Katz ; foreword by Michael Fullan |
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Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, a SAGE Publications Company, , [2006] |
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©2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-4833-0409-4 |
1-4522-0934-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (118 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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School management and organization |
School improvement programs |
Educational planning - Statistical methods |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes biliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Putting data at the center of school improvement -- Awash with data -- Data as a policy lever -- Educators' skepticism about data -- Needing to know -- Thinking differently about data -- Accountability redefined -- Choosing accountability through informed professional judgment -- The role of data in informed professional judgment -- Using data to "take charge of change" -- Using data for informed decision making -- An inquiry habit of mind -- Data literacy -- A culture of inquiry -- Leading in a data-rich world -- Cultivating the qualities of data-driven leadership -- The painting metaphor -- Inquiry habit of mind -- Data literacy -- A culture of inquiry -- A gallery full of paintings -- Developing an inquiry habit of mind -- Setting the canvas -- Planning this picture -- Becoming data literate -- Blocking the canvas -- The first strokes -- Creating a culture of inquiry -- The image grows -- Displaying the picture -- Sustaining the process: the cycle of inquiry -- The next picture, and the next, and the next. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Turn skepticism about data into knowledge for true educational reform! More versatile than mere number crunching and statistics, data can be an effective tool-or even a powerful catalyst-for change within a |
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