The New Meaning of Educational Change
The New Meaning of Educational Change
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The book that revolutionized the theory and practice of educational change is now in its Fifth Edition! Michael Fullan’s The New Meaning of Educational Change is the definitive textbook on the study of educational change. Based on practical and fundamental work with education systems in several countries, the text captured the dilemmas and leading ideas for successful large-scale systemic reform. This updated edition includes decisionmakers at all levels—from the local school community to the state and national level—and introduces many new and powerful ideas for formulating strategies and implementing solutions that will improve educational systems.
The New Meaning of Educational Change, Fifth Edition is your comprehensive textbook on all aspects of the management of educational change—a powerful resource for everyone involved in school reform.
“In this Fifth Edition, Michael Fullan shares the wisdom that he has accumulated over more than 3 decades as to the specific actions that can be taken at the school, district, state, and national levels for overcoming those challenges. It should be required reading for all educators.”
—Richard DuFour, educational author and consultant
“Few people can match Michael Fullan’s depth and breadth of experience with real change in education. Updating his classic text, The New Meaning of Educational Change could not come at a better time given the rolling wave of rethinking Industrial Age education around the world.”
—Peter Senge, senior lecturer, MIT Sloan School, founding chair, Society for Organizational Learning
“In this Fifth Edition, Michael Fullan offers practitioners, policymakers, and researchers secure guidelines for the next decade. Fullan once again proves that he is the doyen of education change workers.”
—David Hopkins, professor emeritus, Institute of Education, University of London
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780807774038 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Teachers College Press |
| Publication date: | 12/30/2015 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 3 MB |
About the Author
Table of Contents
Preface xi
Part I Understanding Educational Change
1 A Brief History of Educational Change 3
The First Attempt Falls Flat 4
The Plan of the Book 11
Prospects for Reform 16
2 The Meaning of Educational Change 18
The General Problem of the Meaning of Change 19
The Subjective Meaning of Educational Change 21
The Objective Reality of Educational Change 27
Shared Meaning and Program Coherence 34
3 Insights into the Change Process 39
The Wrong Drivers 41
The Elements of Successful Change 45
Final Comments 52
4 Initiation, Implementation, and Continuation 54
Traditional Model of the Change Process: An Overview 55
Factors Affecting Initiation 58
Factors Affecting Implementation 67
Factors Affecting Continuation 77
Lean Startup Model 78
5 Planning, Doing, and Coping with Change 82
Why Planning Fails 82
Repositioning Planning 87
Coping with Change 87
Part II Educational Change at the Local Level
6 The Teacher 97
Where Teachers Are 98
Enter Change 107
The Professional Capital of Teachers 121
7 The Principal 123
Where Principals Are 124
The Principal as Lead Learner 132
8 The Student 138
Where Students Are 139
The Student and Change 149
9 The Parent and the Community 157
The Difficulties of Parent Involvement in Schools 158
School Boards and Communities 168
Implications 172
10 The District Administrator 177
Where District Administrators Are 177
The District Administrator and Change 182
New Glimmers of Continuous Improvement 191
Leadership from the Middle 203
Part III Educational Change at the Regional and National Levels
11 Governments 209
The Role of Governments in Large-Scale School Reform 209
Whole-System Improvement 218
What's Next? 226
12 The Teaching Profession and Its Leaders 228
Continuous Learning and Internal Accountability 229
Standards and External Accountability 233
Preparation and Career Patterns of Teachers 235
Putting It All Together 249
The Role of Leadership 250
13 The Future of Educational Change 258
References 267
Index 283
About the Author 298
What People are Saying About This
"In the First Edition of this classic work, Michael Fullan helped educators come to greater understanding of the complexity and dynamics of change in the educational system. In this Fifth Edition he shares the wisdom that he has accumulated over more than 3 decades as to the specific actions that can be taken at the school, district, state, and national levels for overcoming those challenges. It should be required reading for all educators."—Richard DuFour, educational author and consultant
"Few people can match Michael Fullan’s depth and breadth of experience with real change in education. Updating his classic text, The New Meaning of Educational Change could not come at a better time given the rolling wave of rethinking Industrial Age education around the world."—Peter Senge, senior lecturer, MIT Sloan School, founding chair, Society for Organizational Learning
"In 1982 The Meaning of Educational Change transformed the way in which we thought about and practiced school improvement. In subsequent editions Michael Fullan continued to deepen his analysis with increasing precision, insight, and relevance. In this Fifth Edition of the The New Meaning he offers practitioners, policymakers, and researchers secure guidelines for the next decade. Fullan once again proves that he is the doyen of education change workers." —David Hopkins, professor emeritus, Institute of Education, University of London
"Through both his research and his authentic work in schools, Michael Fullan has come to shape the way educators understand and take on the challenge of change. With each new book, including The New Meaning of Educational Change, Fullan pushes himself and his readers further as he gathers more on-the-ground evidence about what it takes to implement meaningful improvements in schools. I am grateful that he is educational change’s chief champion – his insights have continuously influenced my thinking and I see his impact in systems around the world. "—Stephanie Hirsh, executive director, Learning Forward