The Sharp Edge of Educational Change
Teaching, Leading and the Realities of Reform
Published on 21. September 2000
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-0-7507-0865-4 (ISBN)
Description
The Sharp Edge of Educational Change conveys the realities of reform as they affect educators' practice. The collected chapters each focus on particular current reform and reveal the technical and logistical complications, social and political dynamics, cognitive disjunctures and limitations, and emotional demands of reform. In so doing, they provide new and rich conceptual perspectives on the contemporary nature of teachers' and administrators' work in classrooms, schools and other educational settings.
Reviews / Votes
'"It is about time that teachers were pulled back from the sharp edge of change and moved towards its leading edge ..." That must be true - and the evidence makes important reading.' - Michael Duffy, Times Educational SupplementMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Postgraduate and Professional
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
574 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7507-0865-4 (9780750708654)
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Nina Bascia | Andy Hargreaves
The Sharp Edge of Educational Change
Teaching, Leading and the Realities of Reform
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01/2014
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Nina Bascia | Andy Hargreaves
The Sharp Edge of Educational Change
Teaching, Leading and the Realities of Reform
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01/2014
1st Edition
Routledge
€63.49
Available for download
Nina Bascia | Andy Hargreaves
The Sharp Edge of Educational Change
Teaching, Leading and the Realities of Reform
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09/2000
Routledge Falmer
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Persons
Nina Bascia is Associate Professor of Theory and Policy Studies at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), University of Toronto.,
Andy Hargreaves is Co-Director and Professor in the International Centre for Educational Change, also at the OISE.
Andy Hargreaves is Co-Director and Professor in the International Centre for Educational Change, also at the OISE.
Content
Part I Introduction; Chapter 1 Teaching and Leading on the Sharp Edge of Change, Nina Bascia, Andy Hargreaves; Part II Courses of Change; Chapter 2 The Attrition of Educational Change over Time: The Case of "Innovative," "Model," "Lighthouse" Schools, Dean Fink; Chapter 3 Leadership Succession, Cultures of Teaching and Educational Change, Robert B. Macmillan; Chapter 4 Change Agentry and the Quest for Equity: Lessons from Detracking Schools, Jeannie Oakes, Amy Stuart Wells, Susan Yonezawa, Karen Ray; Chapter 5 Changing Classroom Assessment: Teachers' Struggles, Lorna Earl, Steven Katz; Chapter 6 The Impact of Mandated Change on Teachers, Beverley Bailey; Part III Contexts of Change; Chapter 7 Gender Politics in School Reform, Amanda Datnow; Chapter 8 In the Margins: The Work of Racial Minority Immigrant Teachers, Nina Bascia, Dennis Thiessen; Chapter 9 Changing Schools in a Changing World, Benjamin Levin, J. Anthony Riffel; Part IV Prospects for Change; Chapter 10 Inside-Outside Change Facilitation: Structural and Cultural Considerations, Wayne Seller, Lynne Hannay; Chapter 11 Professionals and Parents: A Social Movement for Educational Change?, Andy Hargreaves;