Transforming Education
Meanings, myths and complexity
By Agnieszka Bates | Publisher: Taylor and Francis
About the book
Transforming Education challenges the current global orthodoxy that ‘educational transformation’ can be achieved through a step-by-step implementation of centralised, performance-based strategies for school improvement.
Complex responsive processes theory is utilised in an original way to critique leadership myths and explore the alternative, deeper meanings of educational transformation. The theory opens up new forms of understanding about how ordinary practitioners negotiate the meanings of ‘improvement’ in their everyday practice. It is in the gap between the emergence of these local interactions and the predetermined designs of policy-makers that educational transformation can be lost or found.
This book is an essential read for?education professionals and students?interested in the fields of complexity, education policy, leadership and management.
Editions of Transforming Education
- EBook
- ISBN 9781317417859
- PDF
- ISBN 9781317417866
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Transforming Education challenges the current global orthodoxy that ‘educational transformation’ can be achieved through a step-by-step implementation of centralised, performance-based strategies for school improvement.
Complex responsive processes theory is utilised in an original way to critique leadership myths and explore the alternative, deeper meanings of educational transformation. The theory opens up new forms of understanding about how ordinary practitioners negotiate the meanings of ‘improvement’ in their everyday practice. It is in the gap between the emergence of these local interactions and the predetermined designs of policy-makers that educational transformation can be lost or found.
This book is an essential read for?education professionals and students?interested in the fields of complexity, education policy, leadership and management.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Transforming Education about?
Transforming Education challenges the current global orthodoxy that ‘educational transformation’ can be achieved through a step-by-step implementation of centralised, performance-based strategies for school improvement.
Complex responsive processes theory is utilised in an original way to critique leadership myths and explore the alternative, deeper meanings of educational transformation. The theory opens up new forms of understanding about how ordinary practitioners negotiate the meanings of ‘improvement’ in their everyday practice. It is in the gap between the emergence of these local interactions and the predetermined designs of policy-makers that educational transformation can be lost or found.
This book is an essential read for?education professionals and students?interested in the fields of complexity, education policy, leadership and management.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Transforming Education?
Society and Social Sciences > Education / Educational sciences / Pedagogy > Educational administration and organization
Where can I read a sample of Transforming Education?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781317417859
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Transforming Education?
Agnieszka Bates
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Transforming Education is available as ebook(ISBN 9781317417859) and pdf(ISBN 9781317417866)