Organizing Schools
1st Edition
Published on 28. February 1997
316 pages
978-1-4616-6361-4 (ISBN)
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Provides information to help administrators organize school structure, advance effective techniques, increase worker satisfaction, and promote productivity.
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1. Auflage
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English
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New York
United States
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978-1-4616-6361-4 (9781461663614)
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William Bailey
Organizing Schools
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03/1997
Rowman & Littlefield Education
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By William Bailey
Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Preface to the Series
- Acknowledgements
- First Frame: Introduction
- Chapter 1: Tracing the Historical Development of Public School Systems
- The Public School Historical Imprint
- The Corporate Imprint
- The Accreditation Imprint
- The Imprint of Significant Personal Egos
- Unions and Associations Make Their Mark
- Economic, Social, and Cultural Imprinting
- References
- Chapter 2: Problems with the Present Table of Organization
- The Present Organization
- Difficulties Managing Change
- Difficulties Installing Shared Authority Concepts
- Communications in a Loosely Coupled System
- The Futility of Quality Control in the Present System
- Morale Is Low and Stress Is High
- Counterproductive Scenarios
- References
- Chapter 3: The Impact of Centralized Structures on Performance: Implosion
- The Impact on the Workers
- The Impact on the Clients
- Impact on the Neighborhood
- The Impact on Society
- References
- Second Frame: New Paradigms
- Chapter 4: Reorganizing State Public School Systems
- The Needs and Resources Dialectical
- The Needs and Resources Service Function of State Systems
- State Demographics
- Reassignment of State Personnel: A Professional Approach
- Accountability, Research, and Evaluation at the State Level
- Phasing In
- An Example: Progress in North Carolina
- References
- Chapter 5: Reorganizing School Districts
- The Size of the District and the Appropriate Structure for Distributing Social Capital
- A Conceptual/Theoretical Base
- Role and Position Changes
- The Decisioning Process: An Overview
- Decentralizing Accountability
- Community Liaisons
- Reeducating the Board of Education
- Personnel Matters
- Evaluating the Transformation
- References
- Chapter 6: Reorganizing Individual School Buildings
- The Freedom to Reorganize the Human Capital
- The Importance of the Individual School Building
- The Principal Principle
- Establishing Work Groups
- Organizing Instruction
- Auxiliary Services
- Student Roles and Rules
- Parent Involvement
- Decisions, Decisions!
- References
- Third Frame: The Schools We Need
- Chapter 7: A 21st Century High School
- Site-Based Management-One Solution
- What Site-Based Management Is Not
- Human Parameters of Site-Based Management
- Site-Based Change: A Process That Has Produced Positive Results in One Suburban High School
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 8: A 21st Century Middle School
- The Middle School
- The Grade Organization Issue
- Components of Successful Middle Schools
- Will the 21st Century Middle School Be Successful?
- References
- Chapter 9: A 21st Century Elem entary School
- Introduction
- Definition
- Leadership
- The Organization
- Implementing School-Based Management
- Advantages of School-Based Management
- Concerns
- Procedural Closure
- Structure
- One School's Experience with School-Based Management
- Closure
- References
- Fourth Frame: Managing the Transformation
- Chapter 10: Applying the Techniques of Organization Development
- The Tenets of Organization Development
- The OD Cycle Map and Action Research
- Everything Starts with Evaluation
- School Improvement Through OD Interventions
- Action Planning
- Implementation
- Yes, and Reevaluate!
- Conditions for Optimal Success
- References
- Chapter 11: The Stakeholders' Exchange
- Why We Need a Hard Sell in the Stakeholders' Exchange
- Grass Roots Community Partnerships
- Constructive Management of Differences over the Problem Domain
- Collaborative Solutions to School/Social Issues
- The School/Community Checklist
- Practical Aspects to Communication
- Smart Schools, Smart Kids and Smart Parents
- References
- Chapter 12: Implications for Preparation of Educational Leaders
- Leadership Preparation Is Important
- Preparation for the "Cult of Efficiency" Is Not Important
- The Course/Classroom and Field Experience Debate
- Training for Data-Based Decision Making (Research, Evaluation, and Measurement) Is Not Debatable
- Focus on the Changing Roles of Leadership
- Educating Leaders for Multiculturalism in Our Schools
- References
- A Personal Note from the Author
- Index
- Contributing Authors
