Author:
Reigeluth, Charles M.
Imprint:Lanham : Rowman & LIttlefield Education, [2013]
Descriptionxv, 145 pages ; 24 cm
Note:1. The Case for a Fundamental Change -- Meeting the Needs of Only a Few -- Meeting the Needs of All -- Preparing Students for Outdated Business Needs -- Exploring the Essence of the Information Age -- Changing Educational Needs of Students -- Chapter Summary of Key Ideas -- Related Readings -- Related Websites -- 2.A Vision of Information Age Education -- Core Idea 1 Attainment-Based System -- Core Idea 2 Learner-Centered Instruction -- Core Idea 3 Expanded Curriculum -- Core Idea 4 New Roles -- Core Idea 5 A Nurturing School Culture -- Core Idea 6 Organizational Structure and Incentives -- Structural Changes -- Cost-Effectiveness -- Chapter Summary of Key Ideas -- Related Readings -- Related Websites -- 3. Examples of the New Paradigm -- Minnesota New Country School (EdVisions) -- Related Readings -- The Chugach School District -- Related Readings -- The Montessori System -- Other Information Age School Systems -- Chapter Summary of Key Ideas -- 4. How To Get There from Here -- Strategies for the Paradigm Change Process -- Principles for the Paradigm Change Process -- Open Questions -- Chapter Summary of Key Ideas -- Related Readings -- Related Websites -- 5. What Governments Can Do -- Support Development of Technological Tools -- Support Piloting of Best Practices -- Help States Build Capacity to Facilitate Paradigm Change -- Developing Knowledge on the Paradigm Change Process -- A Federal Strategy -- A Final Word -- Chapter Summary of Key Ideas -- Related Readings -- Appendix A Schools Evolving into the Information Age Paradigm -- Appendix B So What if Paradigm Change Takes a Long Time? -- Appendix C Tools for Paradigm Change -- Senge's Iceberg -- Senge's Ladder of Inference -- Senge's Eleven Laws of Systems -- Banathy's Three Views of Systems -- Ackoff's Four Orientations to Change -- Reigeluth's Fractals from Chaos Theory -- Duffy's Three Paths for Paradigm Change -- Related Readings.
