Using Research to Lead School Improvement
Turning Evidence Into Action
Scott C. Bauer
- George Mason University, Australia
S. (Steven) David Brazer
- Stanford University, USA
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This one-of-a-kind book takes readers beyond thinking about school improvement to leading the process of creating excellent learning environments. Beginning with fundamental principles of school leadership for grades K-12, the book demonstrates how action research and published studies can work hand-in-hand to explain the nature of student achievement gaps and the reasons that underlie them. Using examples from education leadership classrooms, research, and practice, the authors bring to life the processes of problem identification and diagnosis, developing solutions, and project implementation and evaluation.
Contents
Preface
Preface
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
List of Tables and Figures
List of Tables and Figures
ELCC Standards
ELCC Standards
Part I. Research and Leadership
- 1. A Structured Approach to Leading School Improvement
- 2. Research, Leaders, and Improving Student Performance
- 3. Involving Others, Forming a Team
Part II. Problem Articulation: Using Evidence to Find Improvement Needs
- 4. Assessing the Local Situation
- 5. Communicating a Message with Data
Part III. Building a Deep Understanding of the Problem
- 6. Getting to the Root of the Problem
- 7. Finding Supportive Literature
- 8. Understanding Research Design and Analysis
Part IV. Completing the Journey: Solutions, Actions, and Implementation
- 9. Identifying Solutions and Action Planning for School Improvement
- 10. Considering Implementation and Evaluation
- Epilogue
- References
- Index
- About the Authors
Description
This one-of-a-kind book takes readers beyond thinking about school improvement to leading the process of creating excellent learning environments. Beginning with fundamental principles of school leadership for grades K-12, the book demonstrates how action research and published studies can work hand-in-hand to explain the nature of student achievement gaps and the reasons that underlie them. Using examples from education leadership classrooms, research, and practice, the authors bring to life the processes of problem identification and diagnosis, developing solutions, and project implementation and evaluation.
Contents
Preface
Preface
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
List of Tables and Figures
List of Tables and Figures
ELCC Standards
ELCC Standards
Part I. Research and Leadership
- 1. A Structured Approach to Leading School Improvement
- 2. Research, Leaders, and Improving Student Performance
- 3. Involving Others, Forming a Team
Part II. Problem Articulation: Using Evidence to Find Improvement Needs
- 4. Assessing the Local Situation
- 5. Communicating a Message with Data
Part III. Building a Deep Understanding of the Problem
- 6. Getting to the Root of the Problem
- 7. Finding Supportive Literature
- 8. Understanding Research Design and Analysis
Part IV. Completing the Journey: Solutions, Actions, and Implementation
- 9. Identifying Solutions and Action Planning for School Improvement
- 10. Considering Implementation and Evaluation
- Epilogue
- References
- Index
- About the Authors
Reviews
Using Research to Lead School Improvement
Turning Evidence Into Action
February 2011 | 336 pages | Sage US
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This one-of-a-kind book takes readers beyond thinking about school improvement to leading the process of creating excellent learning environments. Beginning with fundamental principles of school leadership for grades K-12, the book demonstrates how action research and published studies can work hand-in-hand to explain the nature of student achievement gaps and the reasons that underlie them. Using examples from education leadership classrooms, research, and practice, the authors bring to life the processes of problem identification and diagnosis, developing solutions, and project implementation and evaluation.
Table Of Contents:
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- List of Tables and Figures
- ELCC Standards
- Part I. Research and Leadership
- 1. A Structured Approach to Leading School Improvement
- 2. Research, Leaders, and Improving Student Performance
- 3. Involving Others, Forming a Team
- Part II. Problem Articulation: Using Evidence to Find Improvement Needs
- 4. Assessing the Local Situation
- 5. Communicating a Message with Data
- Part III. Building a Deep Understanding of the Problem
- 6. Getting to the Root of the Problem
- 7. Finding Supportive Literature
- 8. Understanding Research Design and Analysis
- Part IV. Completing the Journey: Solutions, Actions, and Implementation
- 9. Identifying Solutions and Action Planning for School Improvement
- 10. Considering Implementation and Evaluation
- Epilogue
- References
- Index
- About the Authors
Recent Product Reviews:
For my Education PhD candidates, this has been helpful. It would be useful to have more non-traditional methods as well.
Dr Gina Hinrichs, School Of Business, Capella University
The text is aligned specifically with our curriculum for teaching continuous school improvment
Art Bangert, Educational Admin Dept, Montana State University - Bozeman
This book will be used as a reference for my work on program review for the MSCM program.
Professor William Moylan, School of Engineering Technology, Eastern Michigan University
It did not fit the topics covered in the course
Dr Joseph Boyle, Graduate School Of Education, Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
"Hurry and get this book published. I'd like to use it in my current class. It is better than anything else I've seen. The book covers more topics than most textbooks. I like the way in includes the change process, the understanding of how to find high quality literature and research, and the understanding of the research processes. I also like the inclusion of the topic of assessing the context.
Thomas L. Alsbury, North Carolina State University