Improving schools from within: teachers, parents, and principals can make the difference Barth, Roland S.

By:

Barth, Roland S

Contributor(s):

Guest, Linda Sand [Editor]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Jossey-Bass education seriesPublication details: San Francisco Jossey-Bass 1990Description: xix, 190 p. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-183) and indexISBN:

9781555423681

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DDC classification:

371.010973 B2I6

Summary: "A humane blueprint for school reform that--instead of startingwith a 'deficiency' model of what teachers can't do and giving them'inservice' workshops ad infinitum--would build on the educationalstaff's existing strengths." --The New York Times BookReview Barth hows how communication, collegiality, and risk-takingamong adults can create an atmosphere of learning and leadershipfor all.

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Table of contents:

Foreword.

1. A Crisis of Confidence.

2. Adversaries Within the Schoolhouse.

3. Becoming Colleagues.

4. Building a Community of Learners.

5. Teachers as Learners.

6. Principals as Learners.

7. Learning to Lead.

8. Practice into Prose.

9. Between School and University.

10. Becoming a Community of Leaders.

11. Visions of Good Schools.

12. A Personal Vision.

"A humane blueprint for school reform that--instead of startingwith a 'deficiency' model of what teachers can't do and giving them'inservice' workshops ad infinitum--would build on the educationalstaff's existing strengths." --The New York Times BookReview

Barth hows how communication, collegiality, and risk-takingamong adults can create an atmosphere of learning and leadershipfor all.

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