Extending Educational Change: International Handbook of Educational Change Book

Introduction.

Introduction: Pushing the Boundaries of Educational Change.

I. Contexts. Educational Change: Easier Said than Done. Globalization and Educational Change.-Markets, Choices and Educational Change. New Information Technologies and the Ambiguous Future of Schooling - Some Possible Scenarios. Public Education in a Corporate-Dominated Culture. Cultural Difference and Educational Change in a Sociopolitical Context. Language Issues and Educational Change. The Politics of Gender and Educational Change: Managing Gender or Changing Gender Relations? School-Family-Community Partnerships and Educational Change: International Perspectives.

II. Challenges. Restructuring and Renewal: Capturing the Power of Democracy. Redefining Teachers, Reculturing Schools: Connections, Commitments and Challenges. The Micropolitics of Educational Change. The Emotions of Teaching and Educational Change. Organization, Market and Community as Strategies for Change: What Works Best for Deep Changes in Schools. Authenticity and Educational Change. Organizational Learning and Educational Change. Policy and Change: Getting Beyond Bureaucracy.