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Informationen zum Autor Daniel R. Tomal, Ph.D.is a Distinguished Professor of Leadership at Concordia University Chicago teaching research and leadership. He has authored over twenty five books, two hundred studies and articles. He is a former vice president, teacher, and consultant. Klappentext Everything you need to know on initiating and managing school change are covered: planning change, conditions for successful change, models for improvement, tools and strategies, understanding and using research data, implementing school initiatives, managing resources, getting student results and more. Zusammenfassung Everything you need to know on initiating and managing school change are covered: planning change! conditions for successful change! models for improvement! tools and strategies! understanding and using research data! implementing school initiatives! managing resources! getting student results and more. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. The Nature of Change ObjectivesThe meaning and need for changeChange drivers: federal, state, and school levelsCompliance versus commitment to changeSummaryCase studyExercises and discussion questionsReferencesChapter 2.The School Leader as Change AgentObjectivesSchool leadership in the change processChange leadership developmentRoles and leadership modelsBuilding the change teamSummaryCase studyExercises and discussion questionsReferences Chapter 3. Change Management Tools and Interventions ObjectivesSchool-wide change models Conducting interviewsConducting surveysGroup and process interventions SummaryCase studyExercises and discussion questionsReferences Chapter 4. Analyzing and Using Data for School Change Objectives Understanding sources of data and research information Analyzing research data for threats to validity Understanding and analyzing statistical data Interpreting national, state, and local school performance data Summary Case study Exercises and discussion questionsReferences Chapter 5.Implementing Change: Resource Management ObjectivesThe school change resource implementation modelManaging school resources-a national challenge The relationship between resources and achievement Utilizing resources to promote change Evaluating the use of resources Summary Case study Exercises and discussion questions ReferencesChapter 6. Financial and Resource Management ObjectivesCommonalities for changeExecuting school district changeExecuting school changeExecuting departmental/grade Level change Summary Case study Exercises and discussion questions References Epilogue Appendixes Index ...
