{"product_id":"evidence-based-school-development-in-changing-demographic-contexts-9783030768393","title":"Evidence-Based School Development in Changing","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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:\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e·       -  Active, reflective activities\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e·        -  Case studies illustrating each concept\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e·        - The research base supporting each concept\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e·        -  Descriptions of processes from other contexts (South Carolina, Germany, Australia, Sweden)\u003c\/p\u003e  ·        -  Thoughts about next steps for contextually sensitive and multi-level school development\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e·       -   Suggestions for cross-national dialogue and research within the Zone of Uncertainty\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eUse this ideal source to guide school leadership teams in creating productive schools that continually grow!\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eForward: Ken Leithwood………………………………………………………………………….3\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements…………………………………………………………………………….….8\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePart I: Changing Context for School Development and Description of the Model……………...10\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: \u003ci\u003eSchool Development Approaches Over Time: Strengths, Limitations, and the  Need for a New Approach\u003c\/i\u003e……………………………………………………………………11\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: \u003ci\u003eA New Approach to School Development\u003c\/i\u003e……………………………………..…41\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePart II: Lessons from the Arizona School Development Model…………………………………68\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: \u003ci\u003eValues, Culture and Context\u003c\/i\u003e…………………..………………………………....69\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: \u003ci\u003eBuilding and Sustaining School Leadership Capacity\u003c\/i\u003e…………………………...84\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: \u003ci\u003eUsing Data as a Source of Reflection in a Feedback Loop\u003c\/i\u003e……………………...94\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: \u003ci\u003eGoing Deeper into Curriculum and Pedagogical Activity\u003c\/i\u003e……………………...105\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 7: \u003ci\u003eStrength-based Approaches to Meeting Culturally Diverse Student Needs\u003c\/i\u003e…….115\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePart III: Extending the Process to Other Contexts…………………………………………...…131\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 8:  School Development in South Carolina - \u003ci\u003eBuilding Leadership Capacity for Evidence-Based School Development in South Carolina Schools\u003c\/i\u003e by Peter Moyi, Suzy   Hardie \u0026amp; Kathleen M.W. Cunningham, University of South Carolina…………………….134\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 9:  The Swedish Context - \u003ci\u003eBringing Support Structures To Scale: The Role of the State and School Districts \u003c\/i\u003eby Olof Johansson \u0026amp; Helene Ärlestig, Centre for Principal Development, Umeå University…………………………………………………………….170\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 10:  The Australian Context - \u003ci\u003eNational, State and School-level Efforts to Improve Schools in Australia\u003c\/i\u003e by  David Gurr, Daniela Acquaro \u0026amp; Lawrie Drysdale, The University  of Melbourne………………………………………………………………………………..193\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 11:  The German Context - \u003ci\u003eSchool Turnaround in Ten Schools in Difficult Circumstances in Germany: The Need for Adaptive and Contextualized Approaches             to Development and Change\u003c\/i\u003e by Guri Skedsmo, Schwyz University of Teacher Education\/University of Oslo and Stephan Huber, University of Teacher Education Zug...233\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePart IV: Conclusions and Looking Ahead…………………………………………………...…259\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 12:  \u003ci\u003eConcluding Comments and Looking Ahead\u003c\/i\u003e…………………………………..260\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland AG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48743048872279,"sku":"9783030768393","price":26.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9783030768393.jpg?v=1720063884","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/evidence-based-school-development-in-changing-demographic-contexts-9783030768393","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}