Overview
- This book looks at overcoming the inertia to school reform in education systems caused by structural deficiencies, strategic shortfalls and implementation procedures
- The book includes chapters on teacher leadership and the development of professional learning communities using social media platforms
- The book also addresses the challenges of reforms to a bilingual education system; a system that acknowledges but does not recognize the middle school as a distinct phase of education in need of special attention
- Finally, the book includes a chapter that, for the first time, attempts to synthesize the reforms to the California Community College system in the USA with reforms to high performing school systems around the world
Part of the book series: Contemporary Approaches to Research in Learning Innovations (CARL)
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Throughout the book there are three powerful ideas associated with successful large scale reforms. First, there are the structural elements that all successful school systems have in common including revised curriculum standards, a reliable assessment system, technical skills of teachers and school leaders, a comprehensive data system, rewards and remuneration of workforce and policy documents to support change. Second, strategic imperatives such as the singular focus on teaching and learning for student success, the need to build workforce capacity in schools, the need to ensure system wide implementation of reforms and the importance of collaboration and team building. Third, the systematic development of professional learning communities and teacher leadership will increase social capital in schools which will ensure student success. This book looks at overcoming the inertia to school reform in education systems caused by structural deficiencies, strategic shortfalls and implementation procedures.
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Book Title: Leveraging Social Capital in Systemic Education Reform
Editors: Ian R. Haslam, Myint Swe Khine
Series Title: Contemporary Approaches to Research in Learning Innovations
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-651-4
Publisher: SensePublishers Rotterdam
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: SensePublishers-Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-94-6300-651-4Published: 18 August 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VI, 166
Topics: Education, general