Leading Educational Change

This collection features original essays from international superstars in the field of educational change. Each “think piece” draws on the latest knowledge from research, policy, and practice to provide important insights for creating systemic, meaningful reform. The authors directly address contemporary challenges, misconceptions, and failed strategies, while also offering solutions, ideas, and guiding questions for examination. Unique in its breadth of ideas and diversity of voices, Leading Educational Change is must-reading for education decision makers on all levels, frontline practitioners, and everyone involved with children and adolescent learning. Together with the online companion Instructor’s Guide, this is also a perfect text for educational leadership and policy courses.

Helen Janc Malone, Ed.D., is an educational researcher dedicated to connecting research, policy, and practice in support of student learning and positive development. Her work centers on educational change, whole-system reform, expanded learning, and K–16 pathways.

“This book provides exactly what we need at this moment in the education enterprise.”
—Gregory A. Patterson, Phi Delta Kappan Magazine

“You won’t find a better book on whole-system change that covers so much ground in such an accessible form than Leading Educational Change!”
—From the Foreword by Michael Fullan, University of Toronto

“This book tackles critical issues and conundrums about how to create productive educational systems by a group of exceptionally knowledgeable thought leaders from the U.S. and around the world. Both policymakers and practitioners will benefit from these valuable insights.”
—Linda Darling-Hammond, Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education, Stanford University

“A well-edited and fascinating anthology with a wide variety of prescriptions, from the powerful to the improbable.”
—Sir Michael Barber, chief education advisor, Pearson

Instructor’s Guide