Schools as Collaborative Cultures: Creating the Future Now.

Abstract

Part 1 Understanding what we value: recanting bureaucracy - a democratic structure for leadership in schools, David L Clark,Judith M Meloy teacher professionalism, Linda Darling-Hammond what are schools of education for? Seymour Sarason. Part 2 Examining critical issues of fundamental change: a fundamental puzzle of school reform, Larry Cuban education reform strategies - will they increase teacher commitment? Susan J Rosenholtz teaching incentives - contraint and variety, Gary Sykes healing our schools - restoring the heart, Terry Deal. Part 3 Changing the roles, relationships and the culture of schools: the social realities of teaching, Ann Lieberman and Lynne Miller teachers as colleagues, Judith Warren Little leadership for curriculum improvement - the school administrator's role, Gary A Griffin staff development and school change, Milbrey W McLaughlin and David D Marsh schools for the 21st century - the conditions for invention, Phillip C Schlechty.