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Extending Educational Reform

By Lea Hubbard , Hugh Mehan , Amanda Datnow

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2002
ISBN
0415240700, 9780415240703
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1163164 bytes)
Series
Educational Change and Development
Edition
1st
Pages
192\189
Topic
Education
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

In an effort to improve student achievement, thousands of US schools have adopted school reform models devised externally by universities and other organizations. Such models have been successful in improving individual schools or groups of schools, but what happens when educational reform attempts to extend from one school to many?Through qualitative data from several studies, this book explores what happens when school reform 'goes to scale'. Topics covered include: • why and how schools are adopting reforms • the influence of the local context and wider constraints on the implementation of reform • teachers and principals as change agents in schools • the evolution of reform design teams • the implementation, sustainability and expiration of reform, and its impact on educational changeEach chapter concludes with guidelines for policy and practice. This book will be of interest to educational leaders and staff developers, educational researchers and policy makers, in the US and internationally.

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