Transforming Schools and Schools of Education: Techniques for Collaboration and School Change

By Stephen L. Jacobson

Book Overview

Two questions are the basis for thoughtful study by four well-known educators. Should we change the ways we prepare tomorrow′s educators? If so, how do we do it? Maintaining that change cannot take place in isolation, the authors advocate the simultaneous transformation of elementary, secondary, and higher education. They examine necessary changes in the field and at the university, including: * Broadening the decision-making base in schools * Overcoming resistance to change by professors as well as practitioners * Using action research as a leadership tool * Shifting the way administrators are trained - with less emphasis on managing and more on leadership skills The authors also point out the need to train teachers for leadership roles, and they offer ideas on how to overlap leadership preparation for teachers and administrators. The core of education′s work is to improve school practice and students′ educations. This book presents a new vision of how universities and public schools can become true partners in achieving this goal.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803964552
• ISBN13: 9780803964556
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: Corwin Publishers
• Length: 160 Pages