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Schools That Change
Evidence-Based Improvement and Effective Change Leadership
Edited by:
- Lew Smith - National Principals Leadership Institute, Fordham University, USA
Foreword by Michael Fullan
February 2008 | 320 pages | Corwin
Learn from schools that have made meaningful, positive, and lasting changes! The author presents an in-depth look at eight schools across the nation, winners of the National School Change Awards, that transformed themselves from low-performing to exemplary national status.
With specific examples, qualitative research, and portraiture, this insightful resource offers an inside view of the day-to-day dynamics of change in schools and provides answers to:
-Why are some schools able to change while other schools cannot?
-Why are people challenged by change?
-What is the best way to measure change?
-What characteristics must principals refine to bring about significant and sustainable change?
List of Figures
Foreword by Michael Fullan
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Introduction
1. Describing Change
2. Measuring Change
3. Examining Change
Part II. The Elementary Schools
4. "We're Closing This School": Government Hill Elementary: Anchorage, Alaska
5. "This School Must Be a Sanctuary": John Williams School No. 5: Rochester, New York
6. "California Dreaming": Skycrest Elementary: Citrus Heights, California
7. "We Succeed. No Exceptions. No Excuses": South Heights Elementary: Henderson, Kentucky
Part III. The Secondary Schools
8. "If the System Doesn't Work, Go Around It": Gustav Fritsche Middle School: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
9. "Desegregation or Else": George Washington Carver Academy: Waco, Texas
10. "Surrender Was Not an Option": Louis W. Fox Academic and Technical High School: San Antonio, Texas
11. "Why Are We Here?": Niles High School: Niles, Michigan
Part IV. Bringing About Significant School Change: The Essential Elements
12. The Essential Elements: Context
13. The Essential Elements: Capacity
14. The Essential Elements: Conversations
Part V. Bringing About Significant School Change: The Catalytic Variables
15. The Catalytic Variables: Internal Dissonance
16. The Catalytic Variables: External Forces
17. The Catalytic Variables: Leadership
Part VI. Creating Meaning
18. The Lessons We Can Learn
References and Suggested Readings
Credits
Index
“Gives rich, engaging, and often inspiring glimpses into the stories of eight American schools that went from horrendous to excellent. The book could provide an effective scaffold for personal reflection or serve as a source book for a masters program in educational administration.”
Canadian Education Association
