The human side of school change : reform, resistance, and the real-life problems of innovation / Robert Evans.

By: Evans, Robert, 1944- [author.]Material type: TextTextSeries: The Jossey-Bass education seriesPublication details: 1996Description: xvii, 317 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN: 0787959081 (electronic bk.); 9780787959081 (electronic bk.); 0787956112 (paperback); 9780787956110 (paperback)Subject(s): School management and organization -- United States | School improvement programs -- United States | Educational change -- United States | EDUCATION -- Administration -- General | United StatesDDC classification: 371.2/00973 LOC classification: LB2805 | .E9 1996ebOther classification: 81.40
Contents:
Part one: The nature of change -- Changing paradigms -- The meanings of change -- The culture of resistance -- Part two: Dimensions of change -- Implementation: tasks of transition -- Substance: new agendas, old problems -- Staff: understanding reluctant faculty -- Setting: assessing organizational capacity -- Leadership: old paradoxes, new promise -- Part three: Leading innovation -- The authentic leader -- Clarity and focus: the power of concentration -- Participation : without paralysis -- Recognition: reversing the golden rule -- Confrontation: avoiding avoidance -- Reach and realism, experience and hope.
Summary: In this insightful look at the human side of school reform, Robert Evans examines the difficult hurdles to implementing innovation and explains how the best-intended efforts can be stalled by the resistance of educators who too often feel burdened and conflicted by the change process. The Human Side of School Change provides practical advice on problem solving, communication, and staff motivation.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-309) and index.

Part one: The nature of change -- Changing paradigms -- The meanings of change -- The culture of resistance -- Part two: Dimensions of change -- Implementation: tasks of transition -- Substance: new agendas, old problems -- Staff: understanding reluctant faculty -- Setting: assessing organizational capacity -- Leadership: old paradoxes, new promise -- Part three: Leading innovation -- The authentic leader -- Clarity and focus: the power of concentration -- Participation : without paralysis -- Recognition: reversing the golden rule -- Confrontation: avoiding avoidance -- Reach and realism, experience and hope.

In this insightful look at the human side of school reform, Robert Evans examines the difficult hurdles to implementing innovation and explains how the best-intended efforts can be stalled by the resistance of educators who too often feel burdened and conflicted by the change process. The Human Side of School Change provides practical advice on problem solving, communication, and staff motivation.

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