The Four Imperatives of a Successful School

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Lynn G. Beck - University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA, USA
Joseph Murphy - Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA

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School Change, Reform, & Restructuring

September 1996 | 160 pages | Corwin

Building on research conducted for their previous book, School-Based Management as School Reform, the authors of volume report on their investigation of a site-based managed urban elementary school and its attempts to implement reform. On the basis of their findings, they propose four `imperative' conditions for the school's success. The authors conclude with general thoughts on site-based management and school reform, and offer ideas on policies, structures and professional development that they believe could enhance positive educational change.

Introduction

SBM

Mapping of the Domain

Portrait of a Successful School

The Learning Imperative

The Leadership Imperative

The Community Imperative

The Capacity-Building Imperative

Success, the Four Imperatives, and SBM

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Lynn G. Beck

Lynn G. Beck is Dean of the School of Education at Pacific Lutheran University. Her research and teaching focuses on administrative ethics, principalship, and leadership preparation. More About Author

Joseph F. Murphy

Joseph F. Murphy is the Frank W. Mayborn Chair and associate dean at Peabody College of Education at Vanderbilt University. He has also been a faculty member at the University of Illinois and The Ohio State University, where he was the William Ray Flesher Professor of Education. In the public schools, he has served as an administrator at the school, district, and state levels, including an appointment as the executive assistant to the chief deputy superintendent of public instruction in California. His most recent appointment was as the founding president of the Ohio Principals Leadership Academy. At the university level, he has served as... More About Author

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