Leading and managing change in schools is a complex topic. In this timely book the authors take the reader through a journey of how to lead and manage multidimensional change in order to create engaged learners, teachers, leaders and managers. They provide a readable and straightforward account of a major, high profile innovation in one school and draw from it key lessons for leaders and managers of change in schools-- Leading and managing change in schools is a complex topic. In this timely book the authors take the reader through a journey of how to lead and manage multidimensional change in order to create engaged learners, teachers, leaders and managers. They provide a readable and straightforward account of a major, high profile innovation in one school and draw from it key lessons for leaders and managers of change in schools. Managing Complex Change in School synthesizes a wealth of literature and research on managing change, and shows how the emerging field of complexity theory can inform the effective management of multidimensional change. Arising from an in-depth, mixed methods evaluation of the key school, this book is practice-focused and would be an invaluable companion for practitioners handling positive change in schools-- Researchers report the results of an in-depth, mixed-method evaluation of a high-profile, multidimensional innovation in a school in Macau, China. The school moved towards according a key role for advanced and extensive information and communication technology in the curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment. At the same time, radical changes in teaching and learning moved from didacticism and transmission teaching to collaborative, interactive, engaged, and real-world learning. The evaluation covers the one-year pilot program and the earliest stages of the subsequent introduction of the innovation across the school. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com) Leading and managing change in schools is a complex topic. In this timely book the authors take the reader through a journey of how to lead and manage multidimensional change in order to create engaged learners, teachers, leaders and managers. They provide a readable and straightforward account of a major, high-profile innovation in one school and draw from it key lessons for leaders and managers of change in schools. Managing Complex Change in School synthesizes a wealth of literature and research on managing change, and shows how the emerging field of complexity theory can inform the effective management of multidimensional change. Arising from an in-depth, mixed methods evaluation of the key school, this book is practice-focused and is an invaluable companion for practitioners handling positive change in schools.
