Evidence-Based School Development in Changing Demographic Contexts

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Ylimaki, Rose M. (Editor), Brunderman, Lynnette A. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2022.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
• Series: Studies in Educational Leadership, 24
• Subjects: School management and organization.; School administration.; Education and state.; International education .; Comparative education.; Education > Curricula.; Organization and Leadership.; Educational Policy and Politics.; International and Comparative Education.; Curriculum Studies.
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Summary

This Open Access book features a school development model (Arizona Initiative for Leadership Development and Research - AZiLDR) that offers a roadmap for schools to navigate the complexities of continuous school development. Filled with processes that balance evidence-based values with democratic, culturally responsive values, this book offers strategies to mediate the tensions and to address school culture, context and values, leadership capacity, using data as a source of reflection, curricular and pedagogical activity, and strengths-based approaches to meeting the needs of culturally diverse students. You will find: · - Active, reflective activities · - Case studies illustrating each concept · - The research base supporting each concept · - Descriptions of processes from other contexts (South Carolina, Germany, Australia, Sweden) · - Thoughts about next steps for contextually sensitive and multi-level school development · - Suggestions for cross-national dialogue and research within the Zone of Uncertainty Use this ideal source to guide school leadership teams in creating productive schools that continually grow! .

Physical Description

XII, 186 p. 9 illus., 5 illus. in color. online resource.

ISBN

9783030768379

ISSN

2543-0130 ;

DOI

10.1007/978-3-030-76837-9

Access

Open Access