Change Leadership: A Practical Guide to Transforming Our Schools Contributor(s): Wagner, Tony (Author) |
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ISBN: 0787977551 ISBN-13: 9780787977559 Publisher: Jossey-Bass OUR PRICE: $35.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2005 Annotation: Praise for "Change Leadership" "Change Leadership is a truly wonderful and brilliant book. The ideas are powerful, deep, comprehensive, and grounded with tools to turn them into transformative action. A rare book that captures both the awful difficulty of causing change and a way to do it." "The Change Leadership Group at the Harvard School of Education has, through its work with educators, developed a thoughtful approach to the transformation of schools in the face of increasing demands for accountability. This book brings the work of the Change Leadership Group to a broader audience, providing a framework to analyze the work of school change and exercises that guide educators through the development of their practice as agents of change. It exemplifies a new and powerful approach to leadership in schools." "Change Leadership uses believable examples and provides common sense analysis of the challenges facing today's educators. It is a well-written, straightforward guide with clear explanations and practical solutions. I found it useful and entertaining." "Caught between the imperative of preparing students for the next half-century and the political mandate for short-term performance improvement on standardized tests, many educators are dropping by the wayside but a few are stepping forward with new leadership skills and vision. Working with such leaders, Tony Wagner, Robert Kegan, and their colleagues have created an invaluable guidebook for those with the courage to have conviction without answers and the openness to learn together." "There seem to be more books on school reform than there are schools in the United States. This one stands out. The volume, which grows out of a five-year study of school reform across the country, uniquely integrates both the organizational and human elements required for success." |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Education | Leadership - Education | Educational Policy & Reform - Education | Administration - General |
Dewey: 371.200 |
LCCN: 2005027613 |
Series: Jossey-Bass Education |
Physical Information: 0.78" H x 7.01" W x 9.21" (1.08 lbs) 304 pages |
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Publisher Description: The Change Leadership Group at the Harvard School of Education has, through its work with educators, developed a thoughtful approach to the transformation of schools in the face of increasing demands for accountability. This book brings the work of the Change Leadership Group to a broader audience, providing a framework to analyze the work of school change and exercises that guide educators through the development of their practice as agents of change. It exemplifies a new and powerful approach to leadership in schools. |