{"product_id":"leading-for-learning-isbn-9780787994341","title":"Leading for Learning","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeading \u003ci\u003efor\u003c\/i\u003e Learning\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by acclaimed school reform advocate Phillip C. Schlechty, \u003ci\u003eLeading for Learning\u003c\/i\u003e offers educators the framework, tools, and processes they need to transform their schools from bureaucracies into dynamic learning organizations. Schlechty explains how to move beyond some of the deeply ingrained and negative conceptions of schooling that guide so much of their practice. He shows educators how they can take advantage of new learning technologies by increasing their organization's capacity to support continuous innovation.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Clearly not for the fainthearted, Schlechty's engrossing appraisal of American education calls for a bold, truly fundamental transformation of how we run our public schools. Some books are thought-provoking; this one is action-provoking.\" —\u003cb\u003eW. JAMES POPHAM\u003c\/b\u003e, professor emeritus, UCLA  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Dr. Schlechty has once again written an insightful book that educational leaders can use as a road map in transforming our schools into learning organizations designed to serve twenty-first century students.\" —\u003cb\u003eDR. RANDY BRIDGES\u003c\/b\u003e, superintendent, Alamance-Burlington School System, NC  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Because education is ultimately a community responsibility, Schlechty's proposal to shift school systems from bureaucracies to learning organizations can open doors to citizens who are frustrated by the bureaucracy in their efforts to reclaim their role in education. This book is as much for them as it is for professional educators.\" —\u003cb\u003eDAVID MATHEWS\u003c\/b\u003e, president, Kettering Foundation  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Anyone in a school leadership position—from the board room to the classroom—should read this engaging and thought-provoking book. It's a must-read for all immersed in or contemplating the transformation of public education.\" —\u003cb\u003eCLAUDIA MANSFIELD SUTTON\u003c\/b\u003e, chief communications and marketing officer, American Association of School Administrators \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Author xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaking the Case for Transformation 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Case for Transformation 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Reformation is Not Enough 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Need for Transformation 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy We Tinker: The Problem Defined 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSystems and Technological Change 23\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstanding Schools as Complex Social Organizations 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Nature of Systemic Change 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisruptive and Sustaining Innovations 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCritical Social Systems 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Reform is So Difficult 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommon Language, Power, and Separation 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThree: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBureaucracies Versus Learning Organizations 39\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdeal Types: A Tool for Analysis 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow is Social Control Established? 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is the School’s Function? 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImages of School 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFour: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBureaucratic Images of Schools 69\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Metaphors 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Basic Framework 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe School as Factory 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe School as Professional Service Delivery Organization 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe School as Warehouse or Prison 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting the Problem Right 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFive: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA New Image of Schools 113\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearning Organization or Learning Community? 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransmitting the Knowledge Work Culture 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe School as a Small Community or a Family 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCritical Steps to Transformation 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eGetting Our Bearings: The Sociopolitical Landscape 141\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSix: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Bureaucratic Impulse 143\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistoric Roots 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Community Institutions to Government Agencies 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Consequences of Bureaucratization 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Need for Grassroots Action 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeven: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eReassessing Standards 159\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Upstream Struggle 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Profit Motive 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho Are the Customers? 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Meaning of Standards 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Trivialization of Standards 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo Tests for Standards 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Effects of Standards 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDifferent Constituencies, Differing Standards 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEight: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eRestoring Civic Capacity and Building Social Capital: Two Keys to School Transformation 187\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSchooling and the Decline of Communities 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Need for Community Building 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitics, Economics, and the Moral Order of Communities 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Need for School Board Leadership 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublic Education as a Moral Imperative 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding Social Capital 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCan It Be Done? 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Concluding Comment 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eTaking the First Steps: How Transformation Can Happen 207\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNine: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePainting a New Image of Schools 209\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Uses of Metaphors and Mental Models 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLessons Learned About the Use of Metaphors 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelecting Metaphors to Aid in Transformation 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Suggested Exercise 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther Uses of Metaphors 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Concluding Comment 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTen: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCreating the Capacity to Support Innovation 223\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCapacity Building: A Point of View 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSystem Capacity Standards 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePersistence of Effort 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEleven: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eStandards as Sources of Direction 241\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReframing the Problem of Standards 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHelping Communities Hold Schools Accountable 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrganizational Performance Standards 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Thoughts on State and Federal Policy 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAccountability and Equity 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Word of Caution 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwelve: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Theory of Action 265\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFirst Steps 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToward a Theory of Action 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubsequent Steps 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Theory, Not a Prescription 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Closing Comment 278\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThirteen: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eEngaging the Heart and Recapturing Our Heritage 281\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeveloping a Marketing Mentality 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Additional Suggestions for Action 284\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Common Cause 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A Organizational Properties and Systemic Qualities 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B Images of School 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 319\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"His ideas of standards and assessment techniques and the emphasis he places on offering excellent education to each individual child are creative and exciting.\" (\u003cem\u003eThe Business of Teaching,\u003c\/em\u003e November??2011)   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Author\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePHILLIP C. SCHLECHTY\u003c\/b\u003e is founder and CEO of the Schlechty Center for Leadership in School Reform. Schlechty is the author of \u003ci\u003eCreating Great Schools\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWorking on the Work\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInventing Better Schools\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShaking Up the Schoolhouse\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSchools for the\u003csup\u003e 2\u003c\/sup\u003e1st Century\u003c\/i\u003e.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeading \u003ci\u003efor\u003c\/i\u003e Learning\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by acclaimed school reform advocate Phillip C. Schlechty, \u003ci\u003eLeading for Learning\u003c\/i\u003e offers educators the framework, tools, and processes they need to transform their schools from bureaucracies into dynamic learning organizations. Schlechty explains how to move beyond some of the deeply ingrained and negative conceptions of schooling that guide so much of their practice. He shows educators how they can take advantage of new learning technologies by increasing their organization's capacity to support continuous innovation.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Clearly not for the fainthearted, Schlechty's engrossing appraisal of American education calls for a bold, truly fundamental transformation of how we run our public schools. Some books are thought-provoking; this one is action-provoking.\" —\u003cb\u003eW. JAMES POPHAM\u003c\/b\u003e, professor emeritus, UCLA  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Dr. Schlechty has once again written an insightful book that educational leaders can use as a road map in transforming our schools into learning organizations designed to serve twenty-first century students.\" —\u003cb\u003eDR. RANDY BRIDGES\u003c\/b\u003e, superintendent, Alamance-Burlington School System, NC  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Because education is ultimately a community responsibility, Schlechty's proposal to shift school systems from bureaucracies to learning organizations can open doors to citizens who are frustrated by the bureaucracy in their efforts to reclaim their role in education. This book is as much for them as it is for professional educators.\" —\u003cb\u003eDAVID MATHEWS\u003c\/b\u003e, president, Kettering Foundation  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Anyone in a school leadership position—from the board room to the classroom—should read this engaging and thought-provoking book. It's a must-read for all immersed in or contemplating the transformation of public education.\" —\u003cb\u003eCLAUDIA MANSFIELD SUTTON\u003c\/b\u003e, chief communications and marketing officer, American Association of School Administrators\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989517746405,"sku":"NP9780787994341","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780787994341.jpg?v=1761784428","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/leading-for-learning-isbn-9780787994341","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}