School-Based Management
Organizing for High Performance
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 14. October 1994
Book
Hardback
332 pages
978-0-7879-0035-9 (ISBN)
Description
Mohrman and Wohlstetter have written the most important volume onschool-based management to date... a significant contribution tothe school reform literature.
?Joseph Murphy, professor and chair, department of educationalleadership, Vanderbilt University
?Joseph Murphy, professor and chair, department of educationalleadership, Vanderbilt University
Reviews / Votes
``Mohrman and Wohlstetter have written the most important volume on school-based management to date... a significant contribution to the school reform literature.'' --Joseph Murphy, professor and chair, department of educational leadership, Vanderbilt UniversityMore 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
978-0-7879-0035-9 (9780787900359)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
SUSAN ALBERS MOHRMAN is Senior Research Scientist at the Center for Effective Organizations in the Graduate School of Business at the University of Southern California. PRISCILLA WOHLSTETTER is associate professor of politics and policy in the School of Education at the University of Southern California. She also serves as a senior research fellow with the Consortium for Policy Research in Education and directs CPRE's Study of School-Based Management, upon which this book is based.
Content
Foreword
1. Introduction: Improving School Performance(Susan Albers Mohrman,Priscilla Wohlstetter)
Part One: School-Based Management and High Performance
2. High-Involvement Management in the Private Sector(Susan AlbersMohrman)
3. School-Based Management: An Overview(Rodney T. Ogawa, Paula A.White)
4. Models of High Performance Schools(Priscilla Wohlstetter, RoxaneSmyer)
5. The Role of Teachers in School Reform(Susan Moore Johnson,Katherine C. Boles)
6. Education by Charter, Priscilla Wohlstetter
7. Establishing the Conditions for High Performance(PriscillaWohlstetter, Susan Albers Mohrman)
Part Two: Creating High Performance
8. Making the Transition to High-Performance Management(SusanAlbers Mohrman)
9. Change in Schools: Lessons from the Literature(David D.Marsh)
10. Understanding and Managing the Change Process(Susan AlbersMohrman, Priscilla Wohlstetter)
11. Conclusion: New Directions for School-BasedManagement(Priscilla Wohlstetter, Susan Albers Mohrman)
1. Introduction: Improving School Performance(Susan Albers Mohrman,Priscilla Wohlstetter)
Part One: School-Based Management and High Performance
2. High-Involvement Management in the Private Sector(Susan AlbersMohrman)
3. School-Based Management: An Overview(Rodney T. Ogawa, Paula A.White)
4. Models of High Performance Schools(Priscilla Wohlstetter, RoxaneSmyer)
5. The Role of Teachers in School Reform(Susan Moore Johnson,Katherine C. Boles)
6. Education by Charter, Priscilla Wohlstetter
7. Establishing the Conditions for High Performance(PriscillaWohlstetter, Susan Albers Mohrman)
Part Two: Creating High Performance
8. Making the Transition to High-Performance Management(SusanAlbers Mohrman)
9. Change in Schools: Lessons from the Literature(David D.Marsh)
10. Understanding and Managing the Change Process(Susan AlbersMohrman, Priscilla Wohlstetter)
11. Conclusion: New Directions for School-BasedManagement(Priscilla Wohlstetter, Susan Albers Mohrman)