The Challenge of Change - 9781412953764

For principals, superintendents, and school board members, Fullan a retired professor of education at the U. of Toronto, Canada, and a special advisor to the Premier and Minster of Education in Ontario, compiles 14 essays that consider the challenge of school change at three levels: school, district, and state/national levels. Education scholars and consultants, and former teachers and administrators from the US, UK, and Canada discuss theories, the forces behind change, the challenges facing secondary schools, and leadership and implementation strategies for educational reform at these levels, such as professional learning communities, shared leadership, deprivatizing classroom teaching, coaching, and mentoring. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)