Turn skepticism about data into knowledge for true educational reform!
More versatile than mere number crunching and statistics, data can be an effective tool--or even a powerful catalyst--for change within a school. Lorna M. Earl and Steven Katz show educators how to become comfortable with data, and provide valuable tools that school leaders and school improvement teams can use in their work, including:
Vignettes to support group discussion Activities to give readers a chance to practice ideas and concepts Task sheets Short case studies that show how the full process works
Language
English
Pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Corwin Publishers
Release
February 01, 2006
ISBN
1412906466
ISBN 13
9781412906463
Leading Schools in a Data-Rich World: Harnessing Data for School Improvement
Turn skepticism about data into knowledge for true educational reform!
More versatile than mere number crunching and statistics, data can be an effective tool--or even a powerful catalyst--for change within a school. Lorna M. Earl and Steven Katz show educators how to become comfortable with data, and provide valuable tools that school leaders and school improvement teams can use in their work, including:
Vignettes to support group discussion Activities to give readers a chance to practice ideas and concepts Task sheets Short case studies that show how the full process works