Accomplishing change in schools: the importance of teacher leaders.

Implementing change in a successful manner is the biggest challenge facing schools today. Effective change is critical because new issues constantly surface that increase and alter the responsibilities of public education. Though the problems facing schools vary, there are some strategies that are consistently effective in addressing them.

Much has been written about site-based management and collaboration and their roles in accomplishing change (Beehr and Gupta 1982; Gilberg 1988; Buchtel and Guzzetta 1977; Moeser and Golen 1987). A great deal of the research has focused on ...

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