Title: The human side of school change : reform, resistance, and the real-life problems of innovation /
Authors: Evans, Robert, 1944-
Publisher: Jossey-Bass,
Year: 1996
Subjects: School management and organization United States; School improvement programs United States.; Educational change United States
Abstract: In this insightful look at the human side of school reform, Robert Evans examines the difficult hurdles to implementing innovation and explains how the best-intended efforts can be stalled by the resistance of educators who too often feel burdened and conflicted by the change process. The Human Side of School Change provides practical advice on problem solving, communication, and staff motivation.
Contents: Part one: The nature of change -- Changing paradigms -- The meanings of change -- The culture of resistance -- Part two: Dimensions of change -- Implementation: tasks of transition -- Substance: new agendas, old problems -- Staff: understanding reluctant faculty -- Setting: assessing organizational capacity -- Leadership: old paradoxes, new promise -- Part three: Leading innovation -- The authentic leader -- Clarity and focus: the power of concentration -- Participation : without paralysis -- Recognition: reversing the golden rule -- Confrontation: avoiding avoidance -- Reach and realism, experience and hope.