| Changing for Good: Sustaining School Improvement Contributor(s): Andris, Melissa Evans (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1412968690 ISBN-13: 9781412968690 Publisher: Corwin Publishers OUR PRICE: $39.85 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2009 Annotation: Changing for Good: Sustaining School Improvement helps school and district leaders deepen their understanding of, and identify strategies for, introducing, managing, and sustaining school improvement or reform efforts. Grounded in the research of 18 schools that have used the Comprehensive School Reform program, the book provides a model for sustaining reform that includes: Setting the stage for school reform""Supporting change in schools""Promoting distributed leadership""Gaining teacher commitment""Celebrating gains"" |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Educational Policy & Reform |
| Dewey: 371.207 |
| LCCN: 2009027816 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.9" W x 9.9" (1 lbs) 216 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The most beneficial school improvements are the ones that last. This book offers strategies for sustaining improvement by creating a shared vision, distributing leadership, and celebrating gains. |
Contributor Bio(s): Andris, Melissa Evans: - Melissa Evans-Andris is an associate professor of sociology at the University of Louisville, Kentucky. Her interests include the sociology of education, work and occupations, and qualitative research methodologies particularly as they relate to schools and teaching. Her research focuses on school reform, sustainability of school improvement, and teacher quality. She authored a book in 1996 entitled An Apple for the Teacher: Computers and Work in Elementary Schools. Most recently she directed two research efforts, including a federal study entitled "Comprehensive School Reform, Educational Dynamics, and Achievement in Kentucky Middle Schools" and a state project entitled "A Research Study of the Kentucky Teacher Internship Program Pilot Project" that tracked the experiences of new teacher-interns during their first three years on the job. She is active in local and statewide discussion forums related to improvement in Kentucky schools. She received her PhD in sociology at Indiana University in 1991. |