Teachers' Guide to School Turnarounds
by Duke, Daniel L.; Tucker, Pamela D.; Salmonowicz, Michael J.; Levy, Melissa; Saunders, StephenFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2007-10-15
Publisher(s): R&L Education
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Summary
Based on the authors' experiences with the School Turnaround Specialist Program as well as a review of research on successful school improvement projects, Teachers' Guide to School Turnarounds contains a wealth of tips and warnings for those engaged in, or anticipating being engaged in, the process of turning around a low-performing school.
Author Biography
Daniel L. Duke is currently a professor at the University of Virginia's Curry School of Education Pamela D. Tucker is an associate professor in the Department of Leadership, Foundations, and Policy at the University of Virginia
Table of Contents
| It Takes a Faculty to Turn around a School | p. 1 |
| School Turnaround Is Not a Myth | p. 9 |
| Why Are Some Schools Less Successful Than Other Schools? | p. 27 |
| Inquiring into the Health of Your School | p. 47 |
| Planning: The First Step to Better School Performance | p. 69 |
| The First Year of the School Turnaround Process | p. 89 |
| Keys to Sustaining a Successful School Turnaround | p. 111 |
| Those Who Can, Teach; Those Who Can Teach, Change | p. 125 |
| Turnaround Resources | p. 143 |
| p. 163 | |
| About the Authors | p. 181 |
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