Leading schools in a data-rich world harnessing data for school improvement / Lorna M. Earl, Steven Katz ; foreword by Michael Fullan.

Author/creator Earl, Lorna M., 1948-
Other author Katz, Steven (College teacher)
Format Electronic
Publication InfoThousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin Press,
Descriptionxvii, 133 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
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Subjects
School management and organization.
School improvement programs.
Educational planning--Statistical methods.

Contents Putting data at the center of school improvement -- Awash with data -- Data as a policy lever -- Educators' skepticism about data -- Needing to know -- Thinking differently about data -- Accountability redefined -- Choosing accountability through informed professional judgment -- The role of data in informed professional judgment -- Using data to "take charge of change" -- Using data for informed decision making -- An inquiry habit of mind -- Data literacy -- A culture of inquiry -- Leading in a data-rich world -- Cultivating the qualities of data-driven leadership -- The painting metaphor -- Inquiry habit of mind -- Data literacy -- A culture of inquiry -- A gallery full of paintings -- Developing an inquiry habit of mind -- Setting the canvas -- Planning this picture -- Becoming data literate -- Blocking the canvas -- The first strokes -- Creating a culture of inquiry -- The image grows -- Displaying the picture -- Sustaining the process: the cycle of inquiry -- The next picture, and the next, and the next.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 127-129) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2005026850
ISBN1412906458 (cloth)
ISBN1412906466 (pbk.)