Systems thinkers in action
Subtitle: a field guide for effective change leadership in education
By: edited by Blane Despres.
Contributors: Despres, Blane, 1954-
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Education
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781578866595; 9781578866601
Subjects: Educational leadership; Educational change; School improvement programs
Table of contents: title: Foreword / Michael Fullan; title: Introduction / Blane Després; title: Open systems theory and system dynamics: the twin pillars of transformational change in school districts / Francis Duffy; title: Chaos theory and the sciences of complexity: foundations for transforming education / Charles M. Reigeluth; title: Using systems thinking to improve 21st century schools / Bill Thornton and George Perreault; title: School improvement: a systemic view of what's missing and what to do about it / Howard S. Adelman and Linda Taylor; title: The crucible of reform: the search for systemic leadership / Thomas L. Alsbury; title: Leadership and the self-organizing school / David F. Bower; title: Strange attractors in school leadership / Sarah Smitherman and Angelle Stringer; title: Shared accountability: an organic approach / Carlos A. Torre and Charlene Voyce; title: Exploring the shape of change: utilizing the power of system dynamics in K-12 education / Lees Stuntz, P. Jeffrey Potash, and John F. Heinbokel; title: Culture, chaos and complexity: catalysts for change in indigenous education / Ray Barnhardt and Anagayuqaq Oscar Kawagley; title: Expanding the space of the possible: understanding knowledge, learning, and teaching as nested and recursively elaborative processes / Brent Davis; title: Conclusions and continued beginnings: application of the systemic factors inventory analysis matrix / Blane Després.