The Whole-Faculty Study Groups Fieldbook - Lessons Learned and Best Practices From Classrooms, Districts, and Schools (Hardcover)

The Whole-Faculty Study Group (WFSG) System is a student-centred, teacher-driven process for facilitating major staff development and schoolwide change. When applied properly, it has produced extraordinary results for thousands of teachers and students in schools and school districts across the country. The Whole-Faculty Study Groups Fieldbook is a comprehensive guide to applying the WFSG process. Edited by Dale Lick and Carlene Murphy, this practical manual provides concrete strategies for implementing and sustaining a school improvement process in any environment. Offering extensive experience, each contributor explores a different aspect of Whole-Faculty Study Groups and supplies lessons learned and many first-hand examples of successful school reform and student performance enhancement. Written to complement existing resources or serve as a stand-alone guide, this book will: * Demonstrate how concepts can be applied in a variety of school improvement efforts * Present relevant strategies and activities * Illustrate how to use suggestions in real-world situations * Highlight critical concepts through extensive case examples * Provide helpful tips and lessons learned * Explain how findings can be applied to professional learning communities Offering numerous illustrations of the WFSG System in action and a comprehensive collection of tools for initiating and sustaining successful improvement programs, this fieldbook is an essential resource for administrators, staff developers, and teachers involved with any type of school change process.

General

Imprint:	Sage Publications Ltd
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2006
First published:	July 2006
Editors:	Dale W. Lick • Carlene U. Murphy
Dimensions:	254 x 177 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	328
ISBN-13:	978-1-4129-1324-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Organization & management of education > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Schools > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4129-1324-1
Barcode:	9781412913249

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!