Cultural Matters
Subtitle: Lessons Learned from Field Strategies of Several Leading School Reform Strategies (Understanding Education and Policy)
Contributors: William T. Pink (Editor); George W. Noblit (Editor)
Publisher: Hampton Press
Published: April 30, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 219
ISBN-13: 9781572734784
Subjects: Cultural studies; Juvenile offenders; Organization & management of education; Social & cultural anthropology; Educational sociology; Case studies; Social Science; Education / Teaching; United States; Sociology; Popular culture; Administration - General; Anthropology - Cultural; Educational change
Description: "In this book the authors explore the position that systemic reform requires addressing the culture of individual schools, and that various reform efforts address school culture in different ways. The chapters advocate that the key to success is the match between the strategy in use and the setting. In the chapters, reforms and their interactions with particular school cultures are explored through fieldwork." "The reader can learn from the cases what it takes to mount and sustain a systemic reform initiative at the school level. The book is intended for teachers, principals, parents, and others as a window into how to think about reform in schools, even as they must comply with the demands of accountability policy."--Jacket.