Synopses & Reviews
Comprehensive School Reform (CSR) is proving to be one of the most promising avenues to improving student achievement. The authors have found that leadership is frequently acknowledged to be a prime factor in the successful implementation of comprehensive school reform. Murphy and Datnow have gathered together a group of CSR insiders and researchers to examine the issue of leadership in CSR for the first time. Contributors and CSR models include:
-- Expeditionary Learning Schools
-- Modern Red Schoolhouse
-- Co-Nect
-- Success for All
-- New American Schools
-- Chicago Annenberg Challenge
-- Bay Area School Reform Collaborative
-- Accelerated Schools
-- Coalition of Essential Schools
-- Comer School Development Process
Synopsis
Armed with the information contained in this painstakingly researched and brilliantly edited book, the modern educator will be well prepared to rethink the educational process, ready to discover and encourage the leaders of tomorrow.