Schools for the 21st Century: Leadership Imperatives for Educational Reform

Foreword.

Part One: The Purpose of Schools.

1. A Future in Jeopardy: Why the Schools of Today MustChange.

2. How the Past Has Shaped the Present: The Shaky Foundation ofSchool System Structures.

3. New Purposes for a New Era: Reinventing Our Schools.

Part Two: The Ingredients of Invention.

4. The Power of Vision: Creating and Sharing the Seeds ofInnovation.

5. The Capacity to Respond Quickly: Building Adaptability into theSystem.

6. The Ability to Rally Support for Change: Managing to Satisfy theNeeds of Constituents.

7. The Creation of Change Systems: Tackling Problems at TheirSource.

8. A Focus on Results: Evaluating Performers andPerformances.

Part Three: Leadership for the Twenty-First Century.

9. Leading a School System Through Change: Key Steps for MovingReform Forward.

10. A Bright Future Secured: Developing Strong Leaders for OurSchools.