The Forces Behind School Change: Defining and Understanding the Call For Improvement

Carman, Tim J.

ISBN 10: 1578865859 / ISBN 13: 9781578865857

Published by Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2008

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124 pages. 9.00x5.75x0.50 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Forces Behind School Change: Defining and Understanding the Call For Improvement
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Education
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1578865859
• ISBN 13: 9781578865857
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.2 kilograms

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Synopsis

The Forces Behind School Change will provide school communities with the knowledge and skills to close the achievement gap. In addition to dozens of best practice ideas that schools will need, this book also spotlights how to the use the most up-to-date information on the brain to help students achieve educational excellence and provides hope, confidence, and the know-how to accomplish the seemingly impossible task of ensuring that every child, no matter their background, will meet the high academic standards.

About the Author

Tim J. Carman is president of the LEAD Academy (Leadership Excellence For Academic Achievement). He served for nearly 20 years as a teacher at every grade level-from elementary to collegiate. He moved full time to the university level as a professor teaching in a licensure program for school administrators then returned to public school administration for an additional 15 years. Dr. Carman has published three books aimed at helping schools to achieve high academic standards.