| Continuous School Improvement Contributor(s): Smylie, Mark A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1412936896 ISBN-13: 9781412936897 Publisher: Corwin Publishers OUR PRICE: $38.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Educational Policy & Reform - Education | Decision Making & Problem Solving |
| Dewey: 371.207 |
| LCCN: 2009033590 |
| Series: Leadership for Learning |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.9" W x 9.9" (0.90 lbs) 192 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume from the Leadership for Learning series outlines best practices for sustaining improvement and demonstrates how to set goals, develop trust, and build a culture of responsibility. |
Contributor Bio(s): Smylie, Mark a.: - Mark A. Smylie is professor of education at the University of Illinois-Chicago. Smylie's research concerns school organization and processes of school organizational change, administrative and teacher leadership and development, and urban school improvement. His work has appeared in the American Education Research Journal, Educational Researcher, Educational Administration Quarterly, Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, Educational Policy, Journal of School Leadership, and Review of Research in Education. He has contributed chapters to numerous books on teachers and teaching, leadership and administration, and educational change. Smylie has been chair of the Educational Policy Studies Department in the College of Education at UIC and secretary-treasurer of the National Society for the Study of Education. He also served as a director of the Consortium on Chicago School Research at the University of Chicago. Smylie has been awarded a National Academy of Education Postdoctoral Fellowship, the William J. Davis Award from the University Council for Educational Administration, and the American Educational Research Association's Research Review Award. He has been a Residential Fellow at the Spencer Foundation. Before his work in higher education, Smylie was a high school history teacher. He has maintained a close relationship with schools and school districts through joint projects and professional development activity. He has consulted with numerous regional and national professional and policy organizations concerned with education. He received his PhD from Vanderbilt University and BA and MEd degrees from Duke University. |