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Shapiro, Arthur – 2000
Constructivism is a response to the depersonalized hugeness of our society and institutions. The constructivist model for education offers a way to decentralize the authority of a large and distant administration and return decision-making to the local level, that is, to learning communities, teaching teams, and individual classroom teachers. This…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Classroom Environment, Constructivism (Learning), Educational Change
Blase, Joseph; Blase, Jo – 2001
The ideas presented in this book are drawn from a study of highly successful principals of schools affiliated with the League of Professional Schools. Chapter 1, "Sharing Governance," presents an overview of the literature on professional development and a description of the study. Chapter 2, "Trusting the Experts: Teachers,"…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Empowerment, Instructional Innovation, Instructional Leadership
