Extending Educational Reform: From One School to Many
About this ebook
Through qualitative data from several studies, this book explores what happens when school reform 'goes to scale'.
Topics covered include:
- why and how schools are adopting reforms
- the influence of the local context and wider constraints on the implementation of reform
- teachers and principals as change agents in schools
- the evolution of reform design teams
- the implementation, sustainability and expiration of reform, and its impact on educational change
Each chapter concludes with guidelines for policy and practice. This book will be of interest to educational leaders and staff developers, educational researchers and policy makers, in the US and internationally.
About the author
Amanda Datnow is Assistant Professor in the Department of Theory and Policy Studies at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto.
Lea Hubbard is an Assistant Research Scientist in the Sociology Department the University of California, San Diego.
Hugh Mehan is Professor of Sociology and Director of The Center for Research on Educational Equity, Access and Teaching Excellence at the University of California, San Diego.
