Narrative inquiries of school reform : storied lives, storied landscapes, storied metaphors

This book culminates five years of extensive field-based inquiry with teachers and principals in four reforming school contexts. It arises from living alongside teachers and principals, entering into their realities, engaging them in conversations, seeing school life through their eyes, and employin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Craig, Cheryl J (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, 2003.
SeriesResearch in curriculum and instruction.
Subjects
School improvement programs > United States > Case studies.
Teachers > United States > Attitudes > Case studies.
School principals > United States > Attitudes > Case studies.
elektronické knihy
Case studies.
Education > Educational Policy & Reform > General.
Curriculum planning and development.
Educational strategies and policy.
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781918117288
DOI10.1108/978-1-60752-675-9
Physical Description1 online resource (xiii, 223 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Setting the scene
  • T.P. Yaeger Middle School : AI? case of "the monkey's paw"
  • "The monkey's paw" : AI? reflective coda
  • Hardy Academy : AI? case of "dueling banjos"
  • "Dueling banjos" : AI? reflective coda
  • Two storied school contexts : influences on teachers' knowledge
  • Eagle High School : AI? case of "the dragon in school backyards" : AI? reflective coda
  • Destiny High School : AI? case of "the rainbow fish"
  • "The rainbow fish" : AI? reflective coda
  • Two storied school landscapes : influences on principals' and teachers' knowledge.

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