Deep Change Leadership: A Model for Renewing and Strengthening Schools and Districts (A resource for effective school leadership and change efforts)

ISBN: 1952812070

Author: Douglas Reeves

Condition: Used

As 21st century educators grapple with new and unprecedented challenges, schools and districts require a model of change leadership that responds to shifting environmental realities. Deep Change Leadership aims to give leaders pragmatic ways to spark change in education. Author Douglas Reeves offers up a model that departs from traditionally held beliefs and instead embraces engagement, inquiry, and focused action.Use this resource to set in motion effective change initiatives: Explore the principal impediments to effective change leadership, including fragmentation and the myth of universal buy-in. Learn the means by which you can gauge your and your school's or district's readiness for change. Study the characteristics of deep change leadership, which involves deciding what does not change, supplementing passion with purpose, and narrowing your focus. Discover how to make sound course corrections and avoid mistakes in change leadership. Understand real results in terms of both outcomes and causes.Contents:AcknowledgmentsTable of ContentsAbout the AuthorIntroductionPart 1: The Deep Change ImperativeChapter 1: Recognizing Schools' Need for Deep ChangeChapter 2: Understanding the Pain Inherent in ChangeChapter 3: Exposing the Myth of Buy-InChapter 4: Getting Ready for Deep ChangePart 2: The Deep Change ModelChapter 5: Deciding What Does Not ChangeChapter 6: ImaginingChapter 7: FocusingChapter 8: ImplementingChapter 9: AcceleratingPart 3: The Path AheadChapter 10: Making Course CorrectionsChapter 11: Anticipating Mistakes in Change LeadershipChapter 12: Building a Team for Deep ChangeEpilogue: Iceberg AheadReferences and ResourcesIndex