Schools That Learn (Updated and Revised)
Schools That Learn (Updated and Revised)
- ISBN 13:
9780385518222
- ISBN 10:
0385518226
- Edition: Revised
- Format: Trade Paper
- Copyright: 07/31/2012
- Publisher: Crown Business
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Summary
First published in 2000, SCHOOLS THAT LEARN introduced the groundbreaking Fifth Discipline organizational principles to the world of education. This comprehensive revision addresses the increasing challenges facing our educational system and presents practical advice on how schools can use the principles of organizational learning to meet the demands of a rapidly changing world. Few would argue that schools today are in trouble. In the age of "No Child Left Behind," when students, teachers, parents, and school boards are weighed down by increasing pressures, standardized tests are being used as "quick fixes," school violence is growing, advances in science and technology threaten to outpace teachers' effectiveness, and the average tenure of a school district superintendent is less than three years, SCHOOLS THAT LEARN offers much-needed advice on how we can overcome these persistent problems that threaten our educational system. Drawing upon experience and advice from prominent educators, teachers, principals, business and community leaders, parents, and students from across the country, the authors offer clear guidelines for how to implement the principles of organizational learning in the classroom, and explain why these practices work. The book features stories and anecdotes from the classroom and the community; charts, tables and diagrams to illustrate learning principles; individual and team exercises for both educators and students; and recommendations for related books, articles, Web sites, and other resources. This updated and revised edition of a decisive and influential work is invaluable for everyone involved in a dialogue about how to better educate our children in the twenty-first century.