Jump-Start Substantial School Change

Autor/in	Protheroe, Nancy
Titel	Jump-Start Substantial School Change
Quelle	In: Principal, 89 (2010) 3, S.26-31 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0271-6062
Schlagwörter	Educational Improvement; Educational Change; Principals; Best Practices; Effective Schools Research; Change Strategies; Educational Administration; Administrative Principles; Organizational Change; Theory Practice Relationship + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Bildungsreform; Principal; Schulleiter; Schulforschung; Lösungsstrategie; Bildungsverwaltung; Schuladministration; Schulverwaltung; Organisationswandel; Theorie-Praxis-Beziehung
Abstract	The term "turnaround schools" has become an increasingly important phrase in the education lexicon in recent years. Although it is sometimes used generically when talking about schools that have rapidly and significantly increased student achievement, it often is applied more narrowly to schools in which districts used a strategy of replacing principals and teachers to jump-start school improvement efforts. This second definition has even made its way into federal policy, with the U.S. Department of Education specifying a turnaround model as one of four options for low-performing schools. Most principals have read about and heard presentations about characteristics of effective schools. However, that research base was missing a critical piece. What is needed in many schools across the country is guidance for how to jump-start substantial change. This evolving knowledge base on turnarounds--building from research both inside and outside education--provides clear direction for strategies school leaders and their schools can implement in their improvement efforts. The author suggests that principals use the lessons learned about school turnarounds to support school improvement. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP). 1615 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314. Tel: 800-386-2377; Tel: 703-684-3345; Fax: 800-396-2377; e-mail: naesp@naesp.org; Web site: http://www.naesp.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10