Chaos
Education Reform at the “Edge of Chaos”: Constructing ETCH for an optimal learning environment
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ETCH frames an alternative educational theoretical base – a hybrid complex adaptive systems theory model for education – that more effectively meets the demands to prepare students for the 21st century. ETCH differs by focusing on the systemic, autopoietic nature of schools. It considers the open, fluid processes of school systems as a dissipative structure— nonlinear in our ability to completely predict the results of any specific intervention…. More >>
Education Reform at the “Edge of Chaos”: Constructing ETCH for an optimal learning environment
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Strong Schools, Strong Leaders: What Matters Most in Times of Change
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This book was written for everyday practitioners aiming to create staffs capable of making their schools sparkle amidst the chaos. Not only does this book describe four essential foundational practices of the foundational leader, it also provides the reader with the specific processes to move each of them from theory to practice…. More >>
Strong Schools, Strong Leaders: What Matters Most in Times of Change
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A Recipe for Failure: A Year of Reform and Chaos in the St. Louis Public Schools
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A series of hurricanes ripped through the Gulf Coast of the United States in early September 2005. Scenes of destruction and despair were haunting. Video footage of thousands upon thousands of evacuees trying to survive in the New Orleans Superdome, as well as in the Convention Center, without food, water, protection or security was televised throughout the first weeks of this tragedy. Commentators and observers raised at the question, “Why didn’t these peop… More >>
A Recipe for Failure: A Year of Reform and Chaos in the St. Louis Public Schools
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