Painting and Christopher Columbus: A Story about Metaphors for School Change.

Sakofs, Mitch

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ERIC Number: EJ580360

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1998

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Painting and Christopher Columbus: A Story about Metaphors for School Change.

Sakofs, Mitch

Journal of Experiential Education, v21 n2 p108-11 Sep-Oct 1998

Uses metaphors of the preparation necessary for painting and for Columbus's journey into the unknown to suggest a model for planning and promoting school reform. Steps include definition of preexisting conditions, assessment of the situation, immersion (communication and trust building among stakeholders), and coordinated strategic and tactical planning. (SAS)

Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Metaphors, Models, Organizational Change, Painting (Visual Arts), Planning, School Restructuring

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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