EJ370259 EA522185
Title: What Skills Do Educational "Change Agents" Need? An Empirical View.
Author(s): Miles, Matthew B.; And Others
Source: Curriculum Inquiry, v18 n2 p157-93 Sum 1988
Publication Date: 1988
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJSEP1988
Target Audience: Researchers
This article reports findings from a two-year study of 17 change agents working in three New York City school improvement programs. Interview, observation, and ranking data from the change agents, their managers, and their school clients were analyzed, and a synthesis of findings resulted in a list of 18 key skills for educational change agents. (TE)
Descriptors: *Change Agents; *Consultants; *Educational Change; Educational Improvement; Educational Innovation; Elementary Secondary €} Education; *Leadership Training; *Professional Services; *Technical Assistance
Identifiers: New York (New York)
