Re-Imagining the Spirit of AYP: Designing a Collaborative Infrastructure for Re-Culturing Schools as Sustainable Learning Organizations

This FOCUS on Results document considers the important role school culture plays in continuous improvement. It details how school reform as a collaborative activity can effectively re-culture schools in order to support visions and improve the learning capacity of all stakeholders in a school community. The article begins by taking a brief look back at some of the major movements or trends in education leadership over the past three decades.

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