Inventing better schools
Subtitle: an action plan for educational reform
By: Phillip C. Schlechty.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: The Jossey-Bass education series
Publisher: Jossey-Bass Publishers; Jossey-Bass
Published: 1997
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 294
Subjects: School management and organization -- United States; Educational change -- United States
Description: Explains why most public schools need to rethink the way they are teaching and interacting with students and offers step-by-step advice for making the changes that are needed to create schools that will give children the education they need.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-286) and index.
Table of contents: title: The never-ending story; title: The need for invention; title: The technological imperative; title: Producing knowledge work; title: Beliefs, vision, and mission; title: Assessing district capacity; title: Creating the capacity to support change; title: Changing the system; title: Working on the work; title: Measuring what matters most; title: Leading the change process; title: Inventing the future : the task before us.