The Importance of Staff Developers Organizing for Political Effectiveness: An Interview with Michael Kirst.

Sparks, Dennis; Kirst, Michael

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ERIC Number: EJ512841

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Publication Date: 1995

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The Importance of Staff Developers Organizing for Political Effectiveness: An Interview with Michael Kirst.

Sparks, Dennis; Kirst, Michael

Journal of Staff Development, v16 n2 p2-5 Spr 1995

Michael Kirst argues that staff developers need to develop a clear set of policy positions and specific strategies to influence policymakers, noting that policymakers have traditionally held staff development in low esteem. The paper presents suggestions for what staff developers can do to further their cause. (SM)

Descriptors: Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Government School Relationship, Higher Education, Interviews, Policy Formation, Politics of Education, Staff Development, Teacher Improvement

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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