Trusting teachers with school success

By Edward J. Dirkswager

Subjects: Teacher participation in administration, Teaching, freedom of, EDUCATION / Aims & Objectives, School improvement programs, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, Professional relationships, Freedom of Teaching, Teachers

Description: "Examining the experiences of teachers who have already been liberated, this book discusses what teachers would do if they had the autonomy not just to make classroom decisions, but to collectively--with their colleagues--make the decisions influencing whole school success; decisions such as school curriculum; how to allocate the school budget; and who to hire and fire"--