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Organizing schools for improvement : lessons from Chicago /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Bryk, Anthony S.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2010.
Subjects:
School improvement programs > Illinois > Chicago > Case studies.
School management and organization > Illinois > Chicago > Case studies.
Educational change > Illinois > Chicago > Case studies.
Public schools > Decentralization > Illinois > Chicago > Case studies.
Education, Urban > Illinois > Chicago > Case studies.
Table of Contents:
  • A rare opportunity to learn about school improvement
  • Developing appropriate outcome indicators
  • A framework of essential supports
  • Testing the framework of the essential supports
  • Probing deeper : organizational mechanisms
  • Trust, size, and stability : key enablers
  • The influences of community context.