Managing to Change: How Schools Can Survive (and Sometimes Thrive) in Turbulent Times Contributor(s): Hatch, Thomas (Author), Wasley, Patricia a. (Editor), Lieberman, Ann (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0807749664 ISBN-13: 9780807749661 Publisher: Teachers College Press OUR PRICE: $30.35 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2009 Annotation: This book shows how school improvement efforts are often undermined by the changing conditions around schools, as well as by some of the very policies and programs designed to help them make improvements. Hatch argues that schools cannot wait around for conditions to improve or policymakers to figure out how to provide the right support. Schools need to create the conditions for their own success. To help them accomplish that, the A01thor describes a small set of key practices that schools can use to get resources, manage external demands, and build their capacity to make and sustain improvements over time. |
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BISAC Categories: - Education | Decision Making & Problem Solving - Education | Educational Policy & Reform - Education | Organizations & Institutions |
Dewey: 371.207 |
LCCN: 2008053401 |
Series: Series on School Reform (Paperback) |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 8.9" (0.65 lbs) 208 pages |
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Publisher Description: This book shows how school improvement efforts are often undermined by the changing conditions around schools, as well as by some of the very policies and programs designed to help them make improvements. Hatch argues that schools cannot wait around for conditions to improve or for policymakers to figure out how to provide the "right" support. Schools need to create the conditions for their own success. To help them accomplish that, the author describes a small set of key practices that schools can use to get resources, manage external demands, and build their capacity to make and sustain improvements over time. Drawing on the stories of real schools, this important book:
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