Are Schools Really Like This?
Factors Affecting Teacher Attitude Toward School Improvement
Published on 21. November 2013
XX, 191 pages
978-1-4757-9282-9 (ISBN)
Description
J. Gary Lilyquist synthesizes such innovative concepts as, systems thinking, mental models, effective school research, and Deming's theories of management to propose the new Balance Alignment Model, a wide-ranging approach for fostering school improvement. Three case studies demonstrate why schools are not improving and how Lilyquist's model can facilitate student learning.
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J. Gary Lilyquist
Are Schools Really Like This?
Factors Affecting Teacher Attitude Toward School Improvement
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01/1998
Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers
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1. Vision of a Good School.- 2. Systems Thinking.- 3. Building a Systemic Model.- 4. Systemic Alignment and Balance.- 5. Stakeholders I: Community, Community Members.- 6. Stakeholders II: Parents, Students, and State and National Government.- 7. The Closed Culture.- 8. Leadership.- 9. Complete, Incomplete, and Thwarted Planning.- 10. The Structure.- 11. Perception or Reality.- 12. Thoughts on School Management.- 13. Boundaries.- References.
