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Peer reviewedSnyder, Karolyn J.; And Others – International Journal of Educational Reform, 1992
The future of school-based restructuring rests on five conditions: a site-specific vision of school greatness for all students; consequent plans shaped by school partners; a work culture that nurtures and expects development and success; staff empowerment and commitment to energize participants; and a quality control system that guides development…
Descriptors: Accountability, Elementary Secondary Education, School Based Management, School Restructuring
Peer reviewedSnyder, Karolyn J.; And Others – Educational Leadership, 1992
To address the social challenges facing schools, administrators must revitalize the work culture. Borrowing from successful business practices, the School Management Institute has implemented a 25-day Managing Productive Schools leadership training program in Florida, Minnesota, and Virginia. The program is based on the cultural conditions,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Leadership Training, Management Development, Models
Download full textSnyder, Karolyn J.; Acker-Hocevar, Michele; Wolf, Kristen M. – 1995
Chaos theory provides a useful mental model for guiding change as leaders garner the energy from unpredictable events for realizing transformation goals. The paper considers chaos theory as a framework for managing school change toward Total Quality Management work cultures. Change is possible to manage when plans are made and then followed by a…
Descriptors: Chaos Theory, Educational Change, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
