ED357437 EA024845
Title: Restructuring Schooling: Learning from Ongoing Efforts.
Author(s): Murphy, Joseph, Ed.; Hallinger, Philip, Ed.
Pages: 295
Publication Date: 1993
ISBN: 0-8039-6061-1
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Availability: Corwin Press, Inc., 2455 Teller Road, Newbury Park,
CA 91320 (ISBN-0-8039-6061-1--paperback; ISBN-0-8039-6060-3--hardcover).
Language: English
Document Type: Book (010); Information Analysis (070)
Geographic Source: U.S.; California
Journal Announcement: RIEOCT1993
Popular demands
for school restructuring are increasingly common. This book is designed
for diverse audiences who are interested in school improvement.
Chapter 1, "Restructuring: In Search of a Movement" (Joseph
Murphy), provides a historical and conceptual framework of restructuring
efforts. Chapter 2, "Feeling the Ripples, Riding the Waves"
(Nona Prestine), examines the implications of the Coalition of Essential
Schools in California. Chapter 3, "Hollibrook Accelerated Elementary
School" (Jane McCarthy and Suzanne Still), surveys community
and teacher attitudes at the Hollibrook school. Chapter 4, "Success
for All" (Robert Slavin and others), offers case studies of
urban schools. Chapter 5, "The Changing Role of the Principal
in a School of Choice" (Philip Hallinger and Charles Hausman),
inspects principals' leadership roles in restructuring. Chapter
6, "Coordinating School and District Development in Restructuring"
(Michael Fullan), analyzes the roles of districts and schools. Chapter
7, "Restructuring Schools Through Empowerment" (Paula
Short and John Greer), illustrates the importance of staff empowerment
in reform. Chapter 8, "Restructuring Systemically for Students"
(Jaci Webb, H. Dickson Corbett, and Bruce Wilson), explores the
nature of student participation in restructuring. Chapter 9, "Professional
Cultures and Reforming Schools" (Karen Louis and Jean King),
documents the importance of structured time. Chapter 10, "Restructuring
Schools" (Joseph Murphy and Philip Hallinger), offers informative
lessons from current restructuring efforts. (TEJ)
Descriptors: *Administrator Role; Educational Change; Elementary
Secondary Education; *Leadership Styles; *Organizational Climate;
Outcomes of Education; *Participative Decision Making; *School Restructuring;
Student Participation; *Teacher Administrator Relationship; *Teacher
Role
