{"product_id":"extending-educational-reform-1","title":"Extending Educational Reform","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn an effort to improve student achievement, thousands of US schools have adopted school reform models devised externally by universities and other organizations. Such models have been successful in improving individual schools or groups of schools, but what happens when educational reform attempts to extend from one school to many?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough qualitative data from several studies, this book explores what happens when school reform 'goes to scale'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTopics covered include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ewhy and how schools are adopting reforms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe influence of the local context and wider constraints on the implementation of reform\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eteachers and principals as change agents in schools\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe evolution of reform design teams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe implementation, sustainability and expiration of reform, and its impact on educational change\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach chapter concludes with guidelines for policy and practice. This book will be of interest to educational leaders and staff developers, educational researchers and policy makers, in the US and internationally.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54255706571096,"sku":"9780415240703","price":62.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780415240703.jpg?v=1780992055","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/extending-educational-reform-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}