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The future of the American school system / Irving H. Buchen.
| Author/creator | Buchen, Irving H., 1930- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Lanham, Md. : ScarecrowEducation, 2004. |
| Description | viii, 333 pages ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The record of the past -- The laws of the future -- The system of systems -- Hiring teachers -- The teacher culture -- The economics of Education 101 -- Money and teachers -- Teachers and technology -- Leadership expectations and job descriptions -- Survival skills for new principals -- Principals as instructional leaders -- Models of integrative leadership -- The principal as Plato -- The principal as CLO (Chief Learning Officer) -- The principal as broker -- The principal as outsourcer -- Parents and educational change -- Parent-teacher partnerships -- Parents and school reform -- The student-centered curriculum -- The impact of the global economy on education and work -- Competition and school choice -- Accountable accountability -- Research-based learning -- Optimizing curricula -- Turnaround -- Accountability and role change -- The world citizen -- A major change takes hold -- "Who is in charge?" -- The teacher leadership collaborative -- TMs (Technology Managers) -- The future may be in the past -- The principal and strategic conversations -- The MBA principal -- Principals as futurists -- The coffee network -- The educational planning clearinghouse -- Electronic partnerships -- Tiny tot independent learning -- K-16 -- Small is better -- Open-ended conclusions. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-331). |
| LCCN | 2004000222 |
| ISBN | 1578861357 (pbk. : alk. paper) |