This text takes a look at educational change, a concept which is often used but rarely examined for the variety of meanings it conveys. It brings together ideas of educational change theorists, and invites the reader to explore the idea of educational change over a range of levels and perspectives. Particular emphasis is given to the implications for: the personal and social developments of students; schools as organizations; the school curriculum; the teaching profession; educational policy reform; and education research.
Notes on contributors vii Introduction 1(10) Herbert Altrichter Part I Educational change and policy formation 11(42) Economic change, educational policy formation and the role of the state 13(7) Ernest R. House How education became nobodys business 20(17) Barry Macdonald Developing under developing circumstances: the personal and social development of students and the process of schooling 37(16) John Schostak Part II The relationship between social and educational change 53(32) Community, school change and strategic networking 55(11) Peter Posch Social change and the individual: changing patterns of community and the challenge for schooling 66(9) Marie Brennan Susan Noffke Social change, subject matter - and the teacher 75(10) J. Myron Atkin Part III Conceptualizing school change processes 85(38) Changing school cultures 87(12) Christine Finnan Henry M. Levin Some elements of a micro-political theory of school development 99(12) Herbert Altrichter Stefan Salzgeber Changing conceptions of action research 111(12) Bridget Somekh Part IV Preparing teachers for creative engagement with educational change 123(50) Reflective education and school culture: the socialization of student teachers 125(11) Angel Perez Gomez Case study and case records: a conversation about the Hathaway Project 136(10) Susan Groundwater Smith Rob Walker Experts of the future? 146(13) Christine OHanlon Teacher control and the reform of professional development 159(14) Lawrence Ingvarson Overview 173(48) Towards a synoptic vision of educational change in advanced industrial societies 175(46) John Elliott Index 221
