Through vivid stories of real schools--both contemporary and historical--provides practical advice for educators struggling for change.
James Nehring is Assistant Professor in the Leadership in Schooling Program at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. He is the author of The School within Us: The Creation of an Innovative Public School, also published by SUNY Press, and Upstart Startup: Creating and Sustaining a Public Charter School.
Foreword
p. ix
Acknowledgments
p. xi
Introduction: A Conspiracy Theory
p. 1
The Manufacturing Metaphor
p. 13
The Fear Factor
p. 31
The View from the Top
p. 53
The Grand Interlock
p. 79
The Politics of Appeasement
p. 93
The Failure of Generosity and Justice
p. 107
The Mindful Practitioner
p. 119
Notes
p. 129
Index
p. 137
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