Self-Reflective Renewal in Schools: Local Lessons from a National Initiative

Portin, Bradley S. (Editor)/ Beck, Lynn G. (Editor)/ Knapp, Michael S. (Editor)/ Murphy, Joseph (Editor)

ISBN 10: 1567506631 / ISBN 13: 9781567506631

Published by Praeger Pub Text, 2003

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229 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Self-Reflective Renewal in Schools: Local Lessons from a National Initiative
• Publisher: Praeger Pub Text
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1567506631
• ISBN 13: 9781567506631
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.8 kilograms

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Synopsis

The primary purpose of this study is to learn from the experiences of schools across the U.S. that are engaged in a largely process-oriented reform strategy. Schools vary in their capacity for productive self-reflection. The authors examine the process of self-assessment that many schools engaged in during this time of widespread public attention to the equlaity of schools. The schools examined in these cases reveal a complex interaction between the nature of the self-reflective activity the schools were engaged in (in this case, a National Education Association school review process entitled KEYS to Success in Schools), the contexts that shape the school, and the readiness on the part of school staff to engage in systematic reflection around issues that affect teaching and learning.

The act of self-reflection in schools may not provide, by itself, a source of new ideas, alternative models, and a sense of what might be possible for the school to accomplish. Some external agent can often provide the impetus for (or constrain) the actions of school staffs in examining their programs and capacity for renewal. The acts and outcomes of self-reflection are inevitably guided and/or constrained by various contexts (including the school's history, culture, structure, and supports and pressures provided from communities, districts, and states).

About the Author

Dr. Joseph Murphy was a major figure in the human potential movement, the spiritual heir to writers like James Allen, Dale Carnegie, Napoleon Hill, and Norman Vincent Peale and a precursor and inspirer of contemporary motivational writers and speakers like Tony Robbins, Zig Ziglar and Earl Nightingale. He was one of the best selling authors in the mid-twentieth century. His book The Power of the Subconscious Mind has sold millions of copies and has been translated into seventeen languages.