Leading for Learning: How to Transform Schools Into Learning Organizations, Paperback

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Contributor(s):Author: Phillip C. Schlechty Written by acclaimed school reform advocate Phillip C. Schlechty, Leading for Learning offers educators the framework, tools, and processes they need to transform their schools frombureaucracies into dynamic learning organizations. Schlechtyexplains how to move beyond some of the deeply ingrained andnegative conceptions of schooling that guide so much of theirpractice. He shows educators how they can take advantage of newlearning technologies by increasing their organization's capacityto support continuous innovation.""Clearly not for the fainthearted, Schlechty's engrossingappraisal of American education calls for a bold, truly fundamentaltransformation of how we run our public schools. Some books arethought-provoking; this one is action-provoking."" --W. James Popham, professor emeritus, UCLA""Dr. Schlechty has once again written an insightful book thateducational leaders can use as a road map in transforming ourschools into learning organizations designed to serve twenty-firstcentury students."" --Dr. Randy Bridges, superintendent, Alamance-Burlington School System, NC""Because education is ultimately a community responsibility, Schlechty's proposal to shift school systems from bureaucracies tolearning organizations can open doors to citizens who arefrustrated by the bureaucracy in their efforts to reclaim theirrole in education. This book is as much for them as it is forprofessional educators."" --David Mathews, president, Kettering Foundation""Anyone in a school leadership position--from the board roomto the classroom--should read this engaging andthought-provoking book. It's a must?-read for all immersed in orcontemplating the transformation of public education."" --Claudia Mansfield Sutton, chief communications and marketingofficer, American Association of School Administrators