Systems thinkers in action : a field guide for effective change leadership in education / edited by Blane Després.

Other author Després, Blane, 1954-
Format Book
Publication InfoLanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2008.
Descriptionxvii, 276 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

SeriesLeading systemic school improvement series ; 10
Leading systemic school improvement ; 10. ^A589804
Contents Foreword / Michael Fullan -- Introduction / Blane Després -- Open systems theory and system dynamics: the twin pillars of transformational change in school districts / Francis M. Duffy -- Chaos theory and the sciences of complexity: foundations for transforming education / Charles M. Reigeluth -- Using systems thinking to improve twenty-first century schools / Bill Thornton and George Perreault -- School improvement: a systemic view of what's missing and what to do about it / Howard S. Adelman and Linda Taylor -- The crucible of reform: the search for systemic leadership / Thomas L. Alsbury -- Leadership and the self-organizing school / David F. Bower -- Strange attractors in school leadership / Sarah Smitherman Pratt and Angelle Stringer -- Shared accountability: an organic approach / Carlos A. Torre and Charlene Voyce -- Exploring the shape of change: utilizing the power of system dynamics in K-12 education / Lees Stuntz, P. Jeffrey Potash, and John F. Heinbokel -- Culture, chaos and complexity: catalysts for change in indigenous education / Ray Barnhardt and Anagayuqaq Oscar Kawagley -- Expanding the space of the possible: understanding knowledge, learning, and teaching as nested and recursively elaborative processes / Brent Davis -- Conclusions and continued beginnings: application of the systemic factors inventory analysis matrix / Blane Després.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2007025246
ISBN9781578866595 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN1578866596 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9781578866601 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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