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Teachers Leading Change Doing Research for School Improvement

Teachers Leading Change Doing Research for School Improvement

Judy Durrant,Gary Holden

(2005)

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Abstract

'Their book will be of interest to teachers who wish to be proactive rather than reactive. It will be important reading for anyone who wishes to undertake school-based research' - Times Educational Supplement. 'This is a book which places teachers at the heart of inquiry for improvement. The realism, experience and optimism of each of the writers, shines through each page of text. It is a 'can-do' book which combines discussion of principles, practices and contexts with practical examples of exercises. Recommended reading for those wishing to reflect upon the challenges and joys of engaging in teacher-led change' - Christopher Day, Professor of Education and Co-Director, Centre for Research on Teacher and School Development, University of Nottingham. This book shows how to support teachers' leadership of school change. Within a theoretical and policy context, the authors: o give practical guidance for integrating inquiry with practice. o show how to encourage collaboration and critical dialogue within and between schools. o focuses strongly on pupil, teacher and organizational learning. The book includes tried-and-tested ideas for aspiring and experienced teacher leaders and researchers.

Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Prelims (Boxes, Tables, Figures, Foreword by Nabeel Hamdi)
1. Introduction - Building Back Better
Michal Lyons, Theo Schilderman and Graham Saunders
Part I: Setting the Scene
2. Putting people at the centre of reconstruction
Theo Schilderman
3. Can large-scale participation be peoplecentred? Evaluating reconstruction as development
Michal Lyons
4. The people’s process: The viability of an international approach
Lalith Lankatilleke
Part II: Making Programmes Work for People
5. Scaling-up people-centred reconstruction: Lessons from Sri Lanka’s post-tsunami owner-driven programme
Vishaka Hidellage and Aziza Usoof
6. Pakistan: Implementing people-centred reconstruction in urban and rural areas
Usman Qazi
7. Indonesia: Understanding agency policy in a national context
Jo da Silva and Victoria Batchelor
8. India: From a culture of housing to a philosophy of reconstruction
Jennifer Duyne Barenstein and Sushma Iyengar
Part III: Lessons from the Project Level
9. Decentralizing (re)construction: Agriculture cooperatives as a vehicle for reconstruction in Colombia
Gonzalo Lizarralde
10. Kenya: Can temporary shelter contribute to participatory reconstruction?
Dyfed Aubrey
11. Bangladesh: Can large actors overcome the absence of state will?
Khurshid Alam
12. Turkey: Can small actors overcome the absence of state will?
Hakan Arslan and Cassidy Johnson
13. Progressive housing: Reconstruction after the 2001 earthquake in El Salvador
Carmen Ferrer Calv, Concepcion Herreros and Ing. Tomas Mata
14. Peru: The long-term impact of short-term reconstruction work
Eliseo Guzmán Negrón
15. Conclusions
Michal Lyons, Theo Schilderman, Camillo Boano and Sandra D’Urzo