Name: The Challenge of Change: Start School Improvement Now! Second Edition
Author: Michael Fullan (Author)
ISBN: 9781412953764

The Challenge of Change: Start School Improvement Now! Second Edition book cover

The Challenge of Change: Start School Improvement Now! Second Edition

Author(s): Michael Fullan (Author)

Publisher: Corwin
Publication Date: 9 April 2009
Edition: Second
Language: English
Print length: 256 pages
ISBN-10: 1412953766
ISBN-13: 9781412953764

Book Description

A cohesive, multi-level approach for sustainable educational reform!

This completely revised edition of The Challenge of School Change addresses the concerns behind the school change movement, examines theories and implementation strategies, and analyzes a new framework for change. Designed for educational leaders, this collection:

Focuses on tri-level reform—school, district, and state/national levels working together to build and strengthen capacity for change
Features notable experts, including Richard F. Elmore, Andy Hargreaves, Elizabeth A. City, Pedro A. Noguera, Carmel Crévola, Jim Knight, and Kenneth Leithwood
Provides practical implementation examples for tri-level reform
Looks at the essential role that hope and emotion play

Editorial Reviews

Review

“It is important that we have books that contain a blend of provocative ideas and practical strategies. This is an excellent example of such a resource. I would use this book in my course on organizational change and in my work with promoting equity and diversity in leading change in schools. ” — Suzanne L. Gilmour, Executive Director Published On: 2009-03-27

From the Back Cover

From bestselling author Michael Fullan, and packed with practical insights, powerful observations, and critical analysis, this collection makes the widely discussed topic of school change accessible to all readers.

About the Author

Michael Fullan, Order of Canada, is the former Dean of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, and Professor Emeritus of the University of Toronto. He is co-leader of the New Pedagogies for Deep Learning global initiative. Michael served as Premier Dalton McGuinty’s Special Policy Adviser in Ontario from 2003-2013. He received the Order of Canada (OC) in December 2012 and holds five honorary doctorates from universities around the world. His ‘interim autobiography,’ Surreal Change, covers his pre-Covid-19 era to 2018. Michael and his colleagues are now working diligently on field-based comprehensive system change in several countries. Under the umbrella of what they call the ‘humanity paradigm’ ―equitable-equal deep change that integrates local (school and community), middle (district/regional), and centre (policy) entities.Michael’s latest books are: Spirit Work and the Science of Collaboration (with Mark Edwards, 2022), The Principal 2.0 (2023), The Drivers (with Joanne Quinn, 2023), and The New Meaning of Educational Change, 6^th Edition (2025).

For more information on books, articles, videos, podcasts please go to: www.michaelfullan.ca

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