Beschreibung:
This easy-to-read book integrates research and performance-based concepts in order to demystify and debunk the conventional wisdom about education. For many years, education has been beset by myths — myths that it can't be fixed with new concepts, that it takes specialists to diagnose what's wrong, that research doesn't reflect the real world, that the lessons of business cannot be generalized to education. This book takes on these misunderstandings and shows precisely what educators may do in order to overcome them.
This easy-to-read book integrates research and performance-based concepts in order to demystify and debunk the conventional wisdom about education. For many years, education has been beset by myths — myths that it can't be fixed with new concepts, that it takes specialists to diagnose what's wrong, that research doesn't reflect the real world, that the lessons of business cannot be generalized to education. This book takes on these misunderstandings and shows precisely what educators may do in order to overcome them. Educators will find Salowe and Lessinger's advice to be a rational, sober, and research-based approach to an often-debated topic.
Part 1 Foreword
Part 2 The First Day of School: From the Business World to the Classroom
Part 3 Introduction
Chapter 4 Chapter 1 Follow the Money Trail
Chapter 5 Chapter 2 Student-Centered School Management and Technology
Chapter 6 Chapter 3 Why Student-Center the School?
Chapter 7 Chapter 4 Performance Management
Chapter 8 Chapter 5 Customer Relationship Management in Education
Chapter 9 Chapter 6 The Right Data Guides Student-Centered Decision Making
Chapter 10 Chapter 7 The College of Engineering Helps Bring Education into the Twenty-First Century
Chapter 11 Chapter 8 Quality and Performance Management Initiatives around the Globe
Chapter 12 Chapter 9 Benchmarking for World-Class Schools
Chapter 13 Chapter 10 Conclusion: Education and the Future of the Nation