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Informationen zum Autor Louise Stoll is Co-ordinating Director of the International School Effectiveness and Improvement Centre at the Institute of Education! University of London. Previously! she was a teacher and researcher in London and spent six years with the Halton Board in Ontario! Canada. Dean Fink is an international leadership consultant. He is a former superintendent! principal and teacher with the Halton Board in Ontario! Canada. Klappentext Many of our schools are good schools - if this were 1965. Processes and structures designed for a time that has passed are no longer appropriate in a rapidly changing society. Throughout the world a great deal of effort and money has been expended in the name of educational change. Much of it has been misdirected and some of it wasteful. This book assists people inside and outside schools to bring about positive change by helping them to define the purposes behind change! the processes needed to achieve change and the results which they should expect. By linking the why! what and how of change! the authors provide both a theoretical critique and practical advice to assist all those committed to changing and improving schools. Zusammenfassung Many of our schools are good schools - if this were 1965. Processes and structures designed for a time that has passed are no longer appropriate in a rapidly changing society. By linking the why! what and how of change! this title provides a theoretical critique and practical advice to assist those committed to changing and improving schools. Inhaltsverzeichnis Good schools if this were 1965 - the context of change A story of change - the Halton Effective Schools Project School effectiveness can inform school improvement The possibilities and challenges of school improvement School development planning - a path to change The power of school culture Invitational leadership Changing concepts of teaching and learning The need for partnerships Learning for all - building the learning community Evaluate what you value Changing our schools linking school effectiveness and school improvement References Index. ...
