This book's amalgamation of theory and practice is translated into ten lessons learned from attempts to reform and improve public education to date. It provides the perspective of a practitioner as to how and why the unintended consequences of well-intentioned people have hindered, rather than helped, to reform and improve our schools. It calls for us to pause, take a deep breath, and learn from the experiences of the past before launching the latest reform de jour in a frenzied quest to find a silver bullet or quick fix to the many, varied and complex issues that are enmeshed in education…mehr
This book's amalgamation of theory and practice is translated into ten lessons learned from attempts to reform and improve public education to date. It provides the perspective of a practitioner as to how and why the unintended consequences of well-intentioned people have hindered, rather than helped, to reform and improve our schools. It calls for us to pause, take a deep breath, and learn from the experiences of the past before launching the latest reform de jour in a frenzied quest to find a silver bullet or quick fix to the many, varied and complex issues that are enmeshed in education reform. More importantly, it presents a roadmap and recommendations for steps that need to be taken to reform school reform so that we can realize meaningful and sustainable improvements in student achievement.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Jerry Wartgow has over forty years of experience working in the trenches at all levels of education, including nearly thirty years as the president/chief executive officer of large, complex educational institutions and organizations. Most recently (2001-2005), he served as superintendent of Denver Public Schools. He is the founding president and president emeritus of the Colorado Community College System.
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Part 1 Part One: Education Reform Is Very Slow, Long, and Hard Work Chapter 2 1. There Are No Quick Fixes or Silver Bullets Chapter 3 2. It's the Culture, Stupid! Part 4 Part Two: Capacity Building Is Key Chapter 5 3. Civic Capacity Is the Foundation of Successful Reform Chapter 6 4. Collaboration Is Key to Capacity Building Chapter 7 5. Institutional Capacity Must Be in Place Prior to Initiating Reform Part 8 Part Three: The Three Ls (Legislation, Litigation, and Labor Agreements) Are Strangling the Three Rs Chapter 9 6. Beware of the Unintended Consequences of Well-Intentioned People Chapter 10 7. Litigation and Labor Agreements Are the Elephants in the Room Part 11 Part Four: Theories, Models, and Different Perspectives Chapter 12 8. Those Who Do Not Understand History Are Destined to Repeat It Chapter 13 9. Keep Theory and Practice in Proper Perspective Chapter 14 10. Define and Deal with Reality
Part 1 Part One: Education Reform Is Very Slow, Long, and Hard Work Chapter 2 1. There Are No Quick Fixes or Silver Bullets Chapter 3 2. It's the Culture, Stupid! Part 4 Part Two: Capacity Building Is Key Chapter 5 3. Civic Capacity Is the Foundation of Successful Reform Chapter 6 4. Collaboration Is Key to Capacity Building Chapter 7 5. Institutional Capacity Must Be in Place Prior to Initiating Reform Part 8 Part Three: The Three Ls (Legislation, Litigation, and Labor Agreements) Are Strangling the Three Rs Chapter 9 6. Beware of the Unintended Consequences of Well-Intentioned People Chapter 10 7. Litigation and Labor Agreements Are the Elephants in the Room Part 11 Part Four: Theories, Models, and Different Perspectives Chapter 12 8. Those Who Do Not Understand History Are Destined to Repeat It Chapter 13 9. Keep Theory and Practice in Proper Perspective Chapter 14 10. Define and Deal with Reality
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