Evidence-Based School Development in Changing Demographic Contexts

By Rose M. Ylimaki

Book Overview

This Open Access book features a school development model (Arizona Initiative for Leadership Development and Research - AZiLDR) that offers a roadmap for schools to navigate the complexities of continuous school development. Filled with processes that balance evidence-based values with democratic, culturally responsive values, this book offers strategies to mediate the tensions and to address school culture, context and values, leadership capacity, using data as a source of reflection, curricular and pedagogical activity, and strengths-based approaches to meeting the needs of culturally diverse students. You will find:

- - Active, reflective activities

- - Case studies illustrating each concept

- - The research base supporting each concept

- - Descriptions of processes from other contexts (South Carolina, Germany, Australia, Sweden)

- - Thoughts about next steps for contextually sensitive and multi-level school development

- - Suggestions for cross-national dialogue and research within the Zone of Uncertainty

Use this ideal source to guide school leadership teams in creating productive schools that continually grow!

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030768392
• ISBN13: 9783030768393
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"