Autor/Autorin: Frasca-Stuart Edwina
Edwina Frasca-Stuart,D.Ed: studied Educational Leadership at thenPennsylvania State University; Director, Staff and ProgramnDevelopment at the Bucks County Intermediate Unit in Doylestown,nPA; co-author of "Initial Line of Inquiry for Academic Problems"nand the eMBEDDED LEARNING online course "Providing InstructionalnLeadership in Early Literacy."
School reform is at the forefront of the nationalconversation on education; however, implementation ofsuch efforts proves to be challenging due to thecomplexity of change itself. Teaching schoolpractitioners about reform and its accompanyingchange process is crucial to successful changeefforts. It is also important to focus on knowing howteachers and administrators experience change sincepersonal interpretations of change affect reformoutcomes. Unfortunately, advocates, policy makers,and politicians often do not focus on thesignificance of these areas. Thus it was the intentof this book to do just that. Follow along as twoliteracy reform efforts, one a national reform effortand the second, a locally generated reform effort,cross paths in a poor, rural Pennsylvania schooldistrict. Read a clear and focused account of theexperiences of district personnel, as seen throughtheir eyes, as well as the steps that were followedto support implementation. Read the ten "LessonsLearned" that were based on the findings of theaccount and see how they provide an invaluable guidefor policy makers, administrators, and consultantsworking in school reform.
School reform is at the forefront of the national
conversation on education; however, implementation of
such efforts proves to be challenging due to the
complexity of change itself. Teaching school
practitioners about reform and its accompanying
change process is crucial to successful change
efforts. It is also important to focus on knowing how
teachers and administrators experience change since
personal interpretations of change affect reform
outcomes. Unfortunately, advocates, policy makers,
and politicians often do not focus on the
significance of these areas. Thus it was the intent
of this book to do just that. Follow along as two
literacy reform efforts, one a national reform effort
and the second, a locally generated reform effort,
cross paths in a poor, rural Pennsylvania school
district. Read a clear and focused account of the
experiences of district personnel, as seen through
their eyes, as well as the steps that were followed
to support implementation. Read the ten "Lessons
Learned" that were based on the findings of the
account and see how they provide an invaluable guide
for policy makers, administrators, and consultants
working in school reform.
Edwina Frasca-Stuart,D.Ed: studied Educational Leadership at the
Pennsylvania State University; Director, Staff and Program
Development at the Bucks County Intermediate Unit in Doylestown,
PA; co-author of "Initial Line of Inquiry for Academic Problems"
and the eMBEDDED LEARNING online course "Providing Instructional
Leadership in Early Literacy."
Über den Autor
Edwina Frasca-Stuart,D.Ed: studied Educational Leadership at thePennsylvania State University; Director, Staff and ProgramDevelopment at the Bucks County Intermediate Unit in Doylestown,PA; co-author of "Initial Line of Inquiry for Academic Problems"and the eMBEDDED LEARNING online course "Providing InstructionalLeadership in Early Literacy."
Klappentext
School reform is at the forefront of the nationalconversation on education; however, implementation ofsuch efforts proves to be challenging due to thecomplexity of change itself. Teaching schoolpractitioners about reform and its accompanyingchange process is crucial to successful changeefforts. It is also important to focus on knowing howteachers and administrators experience change sincepersonal interpretations of change affect reformoutcomes. Unfortunately, advocates, policy makers,and politicians often do not focus on thesignificance of these areas. Thus it was the intentof this book to do just that. Follow along as twoliteracy reform efforts, one a national reform effortand the second, a locally generated reform effort,cross paths in a poor, rural Pennsylvania schooldistrict. Read a clear and focused account of theexperiences of district personnel, as seen throughtheir eyes, as well as the steps that were followedto support implementation. Read the ten "LessonsLearned" that were based on the findings of theaccount and see how they provide an invaluable guidefor policy makers, administrators, and consultantsworking in school reform.
