Intro; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Introduction; Chapter 1: Implementing Project Management in Schools; 1.1 The History and Uses of Project Management in Contemporary Organizations; 1.2 The Basic Vocabulary of Project Management; 1.2.1 Characteristics; 1.2.2 Context; 1.2.3 The Project Lifecycle; Start-up; Planning and Organization; Implementation; Termination; 1.2.4 The Project Outcome; 1.2.5 The Project Manager; 1.3 The Uniqueness of Schools in the Context of Project Management; 1.4 Summary: Toward a Conceptualization of Project Management in Schools
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1.5 Practical Points for Project Implementation in SchoolsReferences; Chapter 2: Project Initiation; 2.1 Project Lifecycle; 2.2 Teachers and the School Leadership Team as Corporate Entrepreneurs; 2.3 Performing Organizational Diagnosis in Schools; 2.4 Models for Project Selection in Schools; 2.5 Practical Points for Project Initiation; References; Chapter 3: Educational Planning and Its Unique Characteristics; 3.1 The Basics of Planning and Its Applicability in Schools; 3.2 Planning Scope in School Projects; 3.3 Funding, Cost Estimation, and Budgeting of Projects in the Public School System
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3.4 Scheduling the Project Through the School Academic Year3.5 Risk Planning; 3.6 Practical Points for Project Planning; References; Chapter 4: Project Implementation in Schools; 4.1 Managing Change in Schools; 4.1.1 The Change Process; 4.1.2 The Facilitators of the Change Process; 4.1.3 The Inhibitors of Change; 4.1.4 Teachers' Responses to Change; 4.1.5 The Role of the Project Manager; 4.1.6 Change Strategies and Project Implementation; 4.2 The Work of the Project Team and Its Success Factors; 4.3 Marketing the Project in School to Internal and External Stakeholders
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4.4 Managing Parents and Community4.5 Managing the Project Budget; 4.6 Practical Points for Project Implementation; References; Chapter 5: Project Termination; 5.1 When and Why School Projects End?; 5.2 Termination Process of Projects in Schools; 5.3 Developing a School's Organizational Memory and Ensuring Project Sustainability; 5.4 Institutionalizing the Initiatives in Schools; 5.5 Practical Points for Project Termination; References; Chapter 6: Project Monitoring, Control, and Evaluation: The Unique Aspects of Projects in Schools; 6.1 Evaluation of Project Success
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6.2 Evaluation of Projects in Schools6.2.1 Stages in Developing an Evaluation Plan; 6.3 Risk Management; 6.3.1 Common Stages in Managing Risks; 6.4 Practical Points for Project Evaluation and Project Risk Management; References; Index
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"This book provides a comprehensive overview of various models and practices of implementing project management in schools, and conceptualizes the processes of adaptation and development of project management curricula within the unique context of the contemporary school environment. By presenting the general theories and research on project management and adapting these theories to educational organizations and to this specific audience, the authors open a new and promising niche for teaching, research, and practice."--