Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-173) and index.
Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Frequently Used Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 How Does Reform Adoption Happen? The Role of Power, Politics, and Perspective; 3 Is All Change Local? How Context Shapes Implementation; 4 Change Agents in the School Reform Process; 5 Building the Plane While It's Flying: The Evolving Design Team; 6 The Life of External Reform Models: Sustainability and Expiration; 7 Prospects for Educational Change; Appendix: Description of Reform Designs; Notes; References; Index;
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Can a fundamental reform in the organisation of a school lead to school improvement? This shows how theory can be applied in practice to get around issues that are preventing change and improvement.
Extending educational reform
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Educational innovations-- United States.
School improvement programs-- United States.
School management and organization-- United States.