At any time, public schools labor under great economic, political, and social pressures that make it difficult to create large-scale, ?whole school? change. But current top-down mandates require that schools close achievement gaps while teaching more problem solving, inquiry, and research skills_with fewer resources. 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.? Chapters describe the current societal context; the history of major change projects since the 1970s; the organizational and social characteristics of schools and classrooms; human factors that encourage and support improvement; the effects of technology; forces affecting teachers and principals; commonplace components of and vehicles for change; and practical ?levers and footings? for change that can have a high positive payoff.
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9781607095286, 1607095289
Changing Schools from the Inside Out Ebook
Small Wins in Hard Times
By: Robert L. Larson
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R&L Education
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