School Leadership in Times of Urban Reform - 9781138460157

Name: School Leadership in Times of Urban Reform - 9781138460157
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Urban schools in the 21st century face numerous problems including: poverty, violence, underachievement and limited resources. This text examines urban schools in Chicago, where one of the largest experiments in site-based management and accountability has been enacted. > Developed in response to the growing interest in examining individual schools as they undergo change, this book features eight case studies of urban elementary and high schools as they face problems and attempt to find solutions in their quest to reform themselves. The cases, with all their pitfalls and problems, provide examples of the very bumpy road of change and of the individual school cultures that sometimes support and often impede reform. Told in the individual voices of various school leaders, the narratives reflect the inevitable biases of people immersed in their work. Their richness derives from the passion with which these stories are told. Textured and complex, these chronicles invite readers to thid