Inventing better schools : an action plan for educational reform / Phillip C. Schlechty.
"Schlechty shows both educators and parents how to envision reform and design quality educational systems. He explains how the visioning process must be rooted in real shared beliefs, how mission statements must unpack visions into concrete goals that are connected to action, and how the result...
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| Language: | English |
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San Francisco, Calif. : Chichester :
Jossey-Bass ; Wiley,
2001.
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| Summary: | "Schlechty shows both educators and parents how to envision reform and design quality educational systems. He explains how the visioning process must be rooted in real shared beliefs, how mission statements must unpack visions into concrete goals that are connected to action, and how the results of reform can be usefully assessed. Drawing on the author's vast experience in the day-to-day work of implementing school reform, Inventing Better Schools offers new approaches for setting standards and ensuring accountability--and includes samples of actual mission statements and strategic plans of successful school districts."--Publisher's website. |
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| Physical Description: | 320 pages ; 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 0787956104 9780787956103 |