Schools for the 21st Century: Leadership Imperatives for Educational Reform

ISBN-13: 9781555423667 / Angielski / Miękka / 1991 / 192 str.

Phillip C. Schlechty; Etc Bill Clinton

Opis

-Schlechty's common-sense approach to restructuring is combined with a strategic planner's vision and the translation of beliefs into action... A wide audience, including principals and superintAndents, can find in this book practical outlines for restructuring, and a distinctive and focused view of their role in the educational system sof the twenty-first century.-
--The School Administrator

Schlechty provides an innovative, adaptable framework for helping leaders in all areas of education to identify where change is needed in order to make schools more useful and responsive to children and society.

Recenzje

``Schlechty′s common–sense approach to restructuring is combined with a strategic planner′s vision and the translation of beliefs into action.... A wide audience, including principals and superintAndents, can find in this book practical outlines for restructuring, and a distinctive and focused view of their role in the educational systems of the twenty–first century.′′

Spis treści

Foreword.

Part One: The Purpose of Schools.

1. A Future in Jeopardy: Why the Schools of Today Must Change.

2. How the Past Has Shaped the Present: The Shaky Foundation of School System Structures.

3. New Purposes for a New Era: Reinventing Our Schools.

Part Two: The Ingredients of Invention.

4. The Power of Vision: Creating and Sharing the Seeds of Innovation.

5. The Capacity to Respond Quickly: Building Adaptability into the System.

6. The Ability to Rally Support for Change: Managing to Satisfy the Needs of Constituents.

7. The Creation of Change Systems: Tackling Problems at Their Source.

8. A Focus on Results: Evaluating Performers and Performances.

Part Three: Leadership for the Twenty–First Century.

9. Leading a School System Through Change: Key Steps for Moving Reform Forward.

10. A Bright Future Secured: Developing Strong Leaders for Our Schools.

O autorze

PHILLIP C. SCHLECHTY is president and CEO of the Center for Leadership in School Reform and author of Schools for the 21st Century. He is the creator of some of the most innovative professional development programs for educators as well as the designer of organizations to support the reinvention of our schools.

Blurb

"Schlechty′s common–sense approach to restructuring is combined with a strategic planner′s vision and the translation of beliefs into action... A wide audience, including principals and superintendents, can find in this book practical outlines for restructuring, and a distinctive and focused view of their role in the educational system sof the twenty–first century." The School Administrator