Transforming School Leadership and Management to Support Student Learning and Development: The Field Guide to Comer Schools in Action - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1412905109 ISBN 13: 9781412905107

Publisher: Corwin, 2004

Synopsis

This comprehensive field guide will be an essential resource for every school leader charged with fostering the healthy development and academic success of students.

About this title

About the Author:

Edward T. Joyner, Ed.D., is the Executive Director of the Yale School Development Program. He served as the SDP′s first director of training, was the original designer of the SDP Leadership Development Academies, and initiated university-public school partnerships to strengthen local school reform efforts. He is the architect of the SDP′s systemic initiative to coordinate the work of the school board, central office, building staff, and the larger school community to create an optimal environment for teaching and learning throughout each school district. He currently oversees all of the operations of the Yale School Development Program and serves as the lead implementation coordinator for New York.

Review:

Meets "the highest standard of evidence" for comprehensive school reforms that improve student achievement. Author: Review of Educational Research, 2003

"A unique feature of James Comer’s school improvement is the comprehensiveness of his ecological approach. It necessarily involves all of the key players in each individual school setting and provides guidelines for their interaction." Author: John I. Goodlad, President

About this edition

• Publisher: Corwin
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1412905109
• ISBN 13: 9781412905107
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240
• Editor: Joyner Edward T., Ben-Avie Michael, Comer James P.