Improving America's Schools Together - How District-University Partnerships and Continuous Improvement Can Transform Education (Paperback)

Improving America's Schools Together: How District-University Partnerships and Continuous ImprovementCan Transform Education is the first definitive text on continuous improvement in school district-university partnerships, covering improvement methods, theory, research, and real cases across the country with practical improvement tools that can be adapted to any setting. Through an array of in-depth stories of district-university partnerships, the book aims to demonstrate how improvement science—as a shared method—can guide institutions of higher education and their local education agency partners to enact the types of infrastructures that foster leaders and educators capable of enhancing students’ learning outcomes and opportunity structures. Among other topics, readers will benefit from reading about how these partnerships developed course and program offerings for aspiring urban school leaders centered on local problems of practice; strengthened improvement capabilities within districts and schools; leveraged improvement science to transform how teachers are professionally supported; and spanned institutional boundaries through shared tools, frameworks, and practices. Through rich stories and detailed artifacts, including protocols, MOUs, and other practical tools, the authors provide deep insight and practical guidance on the mechanics of place-based, problem-focused, and improvement-minded district-university partnerships. Readers can assess their readiness and ability to work in such ways; identify the constraining and enabling conditions in their locales; and recognize the kinds of tools, resources, and strategies that allow for mutually-beneficial collaborations.

General

Imprint:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2023
Editors:	Louis M. Gomez • Manuelito Biag • David G. Imig • Randy Hitz • Steve Tozer
Foreword by:	Anthony S. Bryk
Dimensions:	250 x 179 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	380
ISBN-13:	978-1-5381-7322-0
Categories:	Books
LSN:	1-5381-7322-0
Barcode:	9781538173220

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