By melding policy analysis and up-close observation, the authors illuminate the really hard issues in improving instruction. This book will shape educational research and reform for many years to come.
?David Tyack, Vida Jacks Professor of Education and History, Stanford University
By melding policy analysis and up-close observation, the authors illuminate the really hard issues in improving instruction. This book will shape educ...
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.
An examination of the varied and often conflicting proposals for restructuring schools that have been put forth to achieve educational reform. It prov...
The principal s role is increasingly understood as a critical lever for school improvement. Yet the job can be a solitary one, offering few opportunities to reflect with colleagues. What does it take to manage the work of continuous improvement to push staff members constantly to operate outside their comfort zones? What dilemmas and challenges must principals confront? How can school leaders learn from their mistakes and move forward?
In Becoming a School Principal, Sarah E. Fiarman describes her first few years as a school principal committed to enacting a powerful vision...
The principal s role is increasingly understood as a critical lever for school improvement. Yet the job can be a solitary one, offering few opportunit...
