| Changing to Charter: How and Why School Leaders Convert Contributor(s): Shore, Rebecca a. (Author), Leahy, Maria M. (Author), Medley, Joel E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 147585756X ISBN-13: 9781475857566 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $55.44 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Educational Policy & Reform - Charter Schools - Education | Administration - General - Education | Leadership |
| Dewey: 371.05 |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 6" W x 9" (0.79 lbs) 138 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is a book about educational leadership. It tells the stories of 7 educational leaders who made the difficult decision to change their school to public charter school status. Several of the stories are told by those leaders themselves. Their journeys span over 25 years in many cases. The authors also conducted follow-up interviews, dialogues, and investigations to investigate the keys to their sustained success over time. These leaders all possessed an unwavering commitment to their school communities and maintained unusual dedication to their stakeholders. |