Restructuring Schools
The Next Generation of Educational Reform
1st Edition
Published on 6. April 1990
Book
Hardback
332 pages
978-1-55542-234-9 (ISBN)
Description
Restructuring Schools provides administrators, state policymakers, teachers, and other educators with an understanding of what can and cannot be achieved through particular restructuring efforts and of the role they can play as individuals to make such efforts succeed.
Reviews / Votes
``A `must read' for anyone who cares about schools, education, or the nation's future.'' --James W. Guthrie, professor of education and director, Policy Analysis for California EducationMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
693 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-55542-234-9 (9781555422349)
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Person
RICHARD F. ELMORE is professor of education and chairman of programs in administration, planning, and social policy at the Graduate School of Education, Harvard University.
Content
1. Introduction: On Changing the Structure of PublicSchools(Richard F. Elmore)
Part One: Approaches to Restructuring Schools
2. Applying Conceptions of Teaching to Organizational Reform(BrianRowan)
3. Fostering Teacher Professionalism in Schools(Gary Sykes)
4. Organizing Schools to Encourage Teacher Inquiry(HAndrik D.Gideonse)
5. Redesigning Teachers' Work(Susan Moore Johnson)
6. Rethinking School Governance(Mary Anne Raywid)
Part Two: New Roles and Responsibilities for the District andState
7. Restructuring in Progress: Lessons from PioneeringDistricts(Jane L. David)
8. Key Issues Confronting State Policymakers(Michael Cohen)
9. Conclusion: Toward a Transformation of Public Schooling(RichardF. Elmore)
Part One: Approaches to Restructuring Schools
2. Applying Conceptions of Teaching to Organizational Reform(BrianRowan)
3. Fostering Teacher Professionalism in Schools(Gary Sykes)
4. Organizing Schools to Encourage Teacher Inquiry(HAndrik D.Gideonse)
5. Redesigning Teachers' Work(Susan Moore Johnson)
6. Rethinking School Governance(Mary Anne Raywid)
Part Two: New Roles and Responsibilities for the District andState
7. Restructuring in Progress: Lessons from PioneeringDistricts(Jane L. David)
8. Key Issues Confronting State Policymakers(Michael Cohen)
9. Conclusion: Toward a Transformation of Public Schooling(RichardF. Elmore)