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Peer reviewedMiles, Matthew B.; And Others – Curriculum Inquiry, 1988
This article reports findings from a two-year study of 17 change agents working in three New York City school improvement programs. Interview, observation, and ranking data from the change agents, their managers, and their school clients were analyzed, and a synthesis of findings resulted in a list of 18 key skills for educational change agents.…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Consultants, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
Download full textCrohn, Leslie – 1984
A two-part report, sponsored by the Northwest Regional Exchange, focuses on the role of technical assistance in educational settings. This document, part I of the report, presents an overview of major research and literature findings, including the extant knowledge base and the state of the art in technical assistance. The introduction discusses…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Consultants, Consultation Programs, Educational Change
Crandall, David P.; Eiseman, Jeffrey W. – 1983
This paper summarizes some of the main conclusions of the Study of Dissemination Efforts Supporting School Improvement, specifically those regarding the process of innovation implementation. The focus is on the contributions of potential assisters to various implementation outcomes, from which implications for policy and practice are derived. The…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Change Agents, Consultants, Educational Innovation
Crohn, Leslie – 1984
A two-part report, sponsored by the Northwest Regional Exchange, focuses on the role of technical assistance in educational settings. This document, part II of the report, examines selected change models for establishing technical assistance systems and implications for action. After a brief introduction, the following critical components of…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Consultants, Consultation Programs, Educational Change
Yap, Kim Onn – 1986
Program improvement activities can be classified into four categories based on the source of the impetus and the locus of the change agent: systematic, symbolic, opportunistic, and pragmatic. This paper (1) describes the various approaches to implementing Chapter 1 program improvement activities at the state and local district levels in 13 western…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Consultants, Consultation Programs
French, Valarie W. – 1984
This paper describes the activities and experiences of a technical assistance consultant working with a superintendent and assistant superintendent to implement the Achievement Directed Leadership (ADL) school improvement program during 1981-82. The paper's first section describes the ADL program's "top-down" implementation plan, with…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Case Studies, Change Agents, Consultants
