Organizing schools for improvement
Subtitle: lessons from Chicago
By: Anthony S. Bryk ... [et al.].
Contributors: Bryk, Anthony S.
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press; University of Chicago Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Chicago; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 317
ISBN-13: 9780226077994; 9780226078007
Subjects: School improvement programs -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Case studies; School management and organization -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Case studies; Educational change -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Case studies; Public schools -- Decentralization -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Case studies; Education, Urban -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Case studies
Genres: Case studies
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A rare opportunity to learn about school improvement; title: Developing appropriate outcome indicators; title: A framework of essential supports; title: Testing the framework of the essential supports; title: Probing deeper : organizational mechanisms; title: Trust, size, and stability : key enablers; title: The influences of community context.