School reform is at the forefront of the national
conversation on education; however, implementation of
such efforts proves to be challenging due to the
complexity of change itself. Teaching school
practitioners about reform and its accompanying
change process is crucial to successful change
efforts. It is also important to focus on knowing how
teachers and administrators experience change since
personal interpretations of change affect reform
outcomes. Unfortunately, advocates, policy makers,
and politicians often do not focus on the
significance of these areas. Thus it was the intent
of...