Preface PART I: UNDERSTANDING EDUCATIONAL CHANGE 1. A Brief History of Educational Change The First Attempt Falls Flat The Plan of the Book Prospects for Reform 2. The Meaning of Educational Change The General Problem of the Meaning of Change The Subjective Meaning of Educational Change The Objective Reality of Educational Change Shared Meaning and Program Coherence 3. Insights into the Change Process The Wrong Drivers The Elements of Successful ChangeFinal Comments 4. Initiation, Implementation, and Continuation Traditional Model of the Change Process: An Overview Factors Affecting Initiation Factors Affecting Implementation Factors Affecting Continuation Lean Startup Model Contents5. Planning, Doing, and Coping with Change Why Planning Fails Repositioning Planning Coping with Change PART II: EDUCATIONAL CHANGE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL 6. The Teacher Where Teachers Are Enter ChangeThe Professional Capital of Teachers 7. The Principal Where Principals Are The Principal as Lead Learner 8. The Student Where Students Are The Student and Change 9. The Parent and the Community The Difficulties of Parent Involvement in Schools School Boards and Communities Implications 10. The District Administrator Where District Administrators Are The District Administrator and Change New Glimmers of Continuous Improvement Leadership from the Middle vi ContentsPART III: EDUCATIONAL CHANGE AT THE REGIONAL AND NATIONAL LEVELS 11. Governments The Role of Governments in Large-Scale School Reform Whole-System Improvement What’s Next? 12. The Teaching Profession and Its Leaders Continuous Learning and Internal Accountability Standards and External Accountability Preparation and Career Patterns of Teachers Putting It All Together The Role of Leadership 13. The Future of Educational Change References Index About the Author