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Gatekeepers: Why School Systems Should Rethink Resisting Change

PUBLISHER Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (09/28/2023)
PRODUCT TYPE Hardcover (Hardcover)
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The Gatekeepers is a comprehensive review of many parts of a school system that resist change. For all stakeholders to embrace improvement, they need to know what habits, practices and indifference act as barriers to growth and change. This book reveals insiders insights into what gates exist, how to navigate around them, and why it is important to risk new ways of doing school.
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ISBN-13: 9781475871746
ISBN-10: 1475871740
Binding: Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 200
Carton Quantity: 26
Product Dimensions: 6.00 x 0.63 x 9.00 inches
Weight: 1.03 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Bibliography, Dust Cover
Country of Origin: US
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BISAC Categories
Education | Schools - Types - General
Education | History
Education | Teaching - Methods & Strategies
Dewey Decimal: 370.973
Library of Congress Control Number: 2023011920
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Barb Smith has opened three schools, worked in public, independent, charter and international schools and taught classes in undergraduate and graduate education programs. Smith is a creative educator, committed to writing about how schools can be more engaging and systems can be more supportive of students, staff and community members.
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The Gatekeepers is a comprehensive review of many parts of a school system that resist change. For all stakeholders to embrace improvement, they need to know what habits, practices and indifference act as barriers to growth and change. This book reveals insiders insights into what gates exist, how to navigate around them, and why it is important to risk new ways of doing school.

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