Restructuring Schools: Guarding Open Gates at Online Newspapers

ISBN-13: 9781555422349 / Angielski / Twarda / 1991 / 332 str.

Richard F. Elmore

Opis

An examination of the varied and often conflicting proposals for restructuring schools that have been put forth to achieve educational reform. It provides administrators, state policymakers, teachers and other educators with an explanation of what can and cannot be achieved through particular restructuring efforts and of the role they can play as individuals to make such efforts.

Recenzje

``A `must read′ for anyone who cares about schools, education, or the nation′s future.′′ ––James W. Guthrie, professor of education and director, Policy Analysis for California Education

Spis treści

1. Introduction: On Changing the Structure of Public Schools(Richard F. Elmore)
Part One: Approaches to Restructuring Schools
2. Applying Conceptions of Teaching to Organizational Reform(Brian Rowan)
3. Fostering Teacher Professionalism in Schools(Gary Sykes)
4. Organizing Schools to Encourage Teacher Inquiry(HAndrik D. Gideonse)
5. Redesigning Teachers′ Work(Susan Moore Johnson)
6. Rethinking School Governance(Mary Anne Raywid)
Part Two: New Roles and Responsibilities for the District and State
7. Restructuring in Progress: Lessons from Pioneering Districts(Jane L. David)
8. Key Issues Confronting State Policymakers(Michael Cohen)
9. Conclusion: Toward a Transformation of Public Schooling(Richard F. Elmore)

O autorze

RICHARD F. ELMORE is professor of education and chairman of programs in administration, planning, and social policy at the Graduate School of Education, Harvard University.

Blurb

"A ′must read′ for anyone who cares about schools, education, or the nation′s future." ––James W. Guthrie, professor of education and director, Policy Analysis for California EducationRestructuring Schools provides administrators, state policymakers, teachers, and other educators with an understanding of what can and cannot be achieved through particular restructuring efforts and of the role they can play as individuals to make such efforts succeed.