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- Author: Frank Crowther
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"Frank Crowther and his associates show us how to build the foundation for sustainability. They weave together a powerful conceptual framework, snapshots of schools using the ideas, and activities for getting there yourself. Engagement, clarity, and impact are at the core of this terrific book."-Michael Fullan, Professor and AuthorOntario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto"A very informative book that will assist beginning and seasoned administrators in organizing and restructuring their schools to meet the needs of the 21st century."-Belinda J. Raines, PrincipalNorthwestern High School, Detroit, MIThe definitive approach to achieving long-term school improvement Will your school improvement plan stand the test of time? Bestselling author Frank Crowther makes a compelling case for capacity-building and parallel leadership as the keys to ensuring sustainable improvement. Based on a recent research study that examined how school leaders collaborated to enhance quality in their workplaces, this book:Outlines six research-based dynamics for accomplishing lasting resultsProvides real-life examples of successful parallel leadership among administrators, teachers, and studentsDemonstrates effective capacity building in a variety of settings with case studies and simulationsEverything you need to build a successful and sustainable plan that is rooted in enduring principles is right here, complete with practical examples and proven tools.
The definitive approach to achieving long-term school improvement Bestselling author Frank Crowther makes a compelling case for capacity building and parallel leadership as the keys to ensuring sustainable improvement. Based on a study of how school leaders collaborated to enhance quality in their workplaces, this book: Outlines six research-based dynamics for accomplishing lasting results Provides real-life examples of successful parallel leadership among school staff Demonstrates effective capacity building in multiple settings Everything you need to build a successful and sustainable plan that is rooted in enduring principles is right here, complete with practical examples and proven tools.
Offers a perspective on the relationship between leadership and school improvement. This book emphasises the importance of maximising the leadership capabilities of all those within the organization, and provides guidance about the way in which this is achieved. It contains case study illustrations.
The definitive approach to achieving long-term school improvement Bestselling author Frank Crowther makes a compelling case for capacity building and parallel leadership as the keys to ensuring sustainable improvement. Based on a study of how school leaders collaborated to enhance quality in their workplaces, this book: Outlines six research-based dynamics for accomplishing lasting results Provides real-life examples of successful parallel leadership among school staff Demonstrates effective capacity building in multiple settings Everything you need to build a successful and sustainable plan that is rooted in enduring principles is right here, complete with practical examples and proven tools.
As societies continue to set educational goals that are, on current performance, beyond the capacity of the system to deliver, strategies for enhancing student learning through school and classroom intervention have become increasingly important. Yet, as David Hopkins argues in his book, many of the educational initiatives recently developed under the umbrella of school improvement are inadequate or unhelpful. Simply blaming teachers and delegating financial responsibility, he maintains, has little positive impact on classroom practice. This is the bleak context within which school improvement has to operate today. School Improvement for Real offers a genuine alternative: a strategy for educational change that focuses on student achievement by modifying classroom practice and adapting the management arrangements within the school to support teaching and learning. It outlines an approach to school improvement that has a medium term, systemic orientation, providing both principles and suggestions for better practice. The author's experience in the field of school improvement ensures that the text is informed by a practical wisdom that is so often lacking from the more typical managerial texts on improvement and effectiveness.
This volume from the Leadership for Learning series outlines best practices for sustaining improvement and demonstrates how to set goals, develop trust, and build a culture of responsibility.
This open access book discusses challenges in school improvement research and different methodological approaches that have the potential to foster school improvement research. Research on school improvement and accountability analysis places high demands on a study's design and method. The potential of combining the depth of case studies with the breath of quantitative measures and analyses in a mixed-methods design seems very promising. Consequently, the focus of the book lies on innovative methodological approaches. The book chapters address design, measurement, and analysis developments as well as theoretical and conceptual developments. The relevance of the research presented in the chapters for educational accountability is discussed in the book's discussion chapter. More specifically, authors present one specific innovative methodological approach and clarify that approach with a concrete example in the context of school improvement, based on empirical data when possible. In this way, this book helps researchers designing complex useful studies.
Improve student achievement by transforming schools as an SIS expert! Deb Page and Judith Hale, SIS authorities, guide new and transitioning school improvement specialists in applying high-leverage practices that result in systemic, sustainable, schoolwide improvement. With easy-to-use tools and protocols, both in the guide and online, this book offers the voice and counsel of a trusted coach while addressing how to: Establish enduring interventions with viable tools and methods Use time-tested processes to teach 21st-century skills to educators and students alike Seamlessly align improvement practices to the updated Institute for Performance Improvement Standards Transition smoothly into the school improvement specialist role