A Consumer's Guide to School Improvement
- ISBN-10
- 0865521018
- ISBN-13
- 9780865521018
- Category
- School management and organization
- Pages
- 25
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1990-01-01
- Publisher
- University of Oregon ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management
- Author
- Geoffrey E. Mills
Description
Intended as a synthesis of current literature on school improvement and educational change, this guide attempts to provide central office personnel, principals, teachers, and parents with an overview of five school improvement models, along with practical suggestions for improving instructional programs. The second chapter summarizes relevant literature, focusing on two themes: the actors in the change process and impediments to change. Specifically discussed are district administrators' and principals' roles in the change process, principals' strategies for coping with change, the effect of teacher and administrator career paths on innovation, and "top-down" versus "bottom-up" change. The third chapter examines five school improvement models (the Structure of School Improvement, Onward to Excellence, Program Development Evaluation, School-Based Improvement, and the School Improvement Process) and summarizes common program characteristics. The final chapter presents qualifying assumptions (including the need for multilevel cooperation and strategies for managing the slowly evolving change process) and seven recommendations: (1) fostering an attitude favorable to change; (2) broadening participation; (3) identifying and defining problem areas and key school effectiveness research elements; (4) deciding on long-range goals; (5) developing an information and feedback system; (6) anticipating obstacles and ways to overcome them; and (7) promoting a spirit of collaboration among participants. A bibliography of 40 references is included. (MLH)
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