Change Leadership: A Practical Guide to Transforming Our SchoolsISBN: 978-0-7879-7755-9
Paperback
304 pages
December 2005, Jossey-Bass
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--Michael Fullan, former dean, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto; author, Leading in a Culture of Change
"The Change Leadership Group at the Harvard School of Education
has, through its work with educators, developed a thoughtful
approach to the transformation of schools in the face of increasing
demands for accountability. This book brings the work of the Change
Leadership Group to a broader audience, providing a framework to
analyze of the work of school change and exercises that guide
educators through the development of their practice as agents of
change. It exemplifies a new and powerful approach to leadership in
schools."
--Richard F. Elmore, Gregory Anrig Professor of Educational
Leadership, Harvard Graduate School of Education
"Change Leadership uses believable examples and provides
common sense analysis of the challenges facing today’s
educators. It is a well-written, straightforward guide with clear
explanations and practical solutions. I found it useful and
entertaining."
--Thomas W. Payzant, superintendent, Boston Public Schools
"Caught between the imperative of preparing students for the
next half-century and the political mandate for short-term
performance improvement on standardized tests, many educators are
dropping by the wayside but a few are stepping forward with new
leadership skills and vision. Working with such leaders, Tony
Wagner, Robert Kegan, and their colleagues have created an
invaluable guidebook for those with the courage to have conviction
without answers and the openness to learn together."
--Peter M. Senge, founding chairperson, SoL; senior lecturer at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology; author, The Fifth
Discipline
"There seem to be more books on school reform than there are
schools in the United States. This one stands out. The volume,
which grows out of a five- year study of school reform across the
country, uniquely integrates both the organizational and human
elements required for success."
--Arthur Levine, president, Teachers College, Columbia
University