Are Schools Really Like This? - Factors Affecting Teacher Attitude Toward School Improvement

J. Gary Lilyquist synthesizes such innovative concepts as, systems thinking, mental models, effective school research, and Deming's theories of management to propose the new Balance Alignment Model, a wide-ranging approach for fostering school improvement. Three case studies demonstrate why schools are not improving and how Lilyquist's model can facilitate student learning.

List of contents

1. Vision of a Good School.- 2. Systems Thinking.- 3. Building a Systemic Model.- 4. Systemic Alignment and Balance.- 5. Stakeholders I: Community, Community Members.- 6. Stakeholders II: Parents, Students, and State and National Government.- 7. The Closed Culture.- 8. Leadership.- 9. Complete, Incomplete, and Thwarted Planning.- 10. The Structure.- 11. Perception or Reality.- 12. Thoughts on School Management.- 13. Boundaries.- References.

Summary

Gary Lilyquist synthesizes such innovative concepts as, systems thinking, mental models, effective school research, and Deming's theories of management to propose the new Balance Alignment Model, a wide-ranging approach for fostering school improvement.

Product details

• Authors: J Gary Lilyquist, J. Gary Lilyquist
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.07.2009
• EAN: 9780306457357
• ISBN: 978-0-306-45735-7
• No. of pages: 191
• Weight: 313 g
• Illustrations: XX, 191 p.
• Series: Innovations in Science Education and Technology; Innovations in Science Education and Technology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Applied psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology