Equitable School Improvement: The Critical Need for the Human Side of Change

Equitable School Improvement provides educators with the tools, resources, and processes to achieve equity by promoting equity and improvement science. It offers information about equity, continuous improvement, and the psychology of change, and includes chapters on developing the dispositions of an equity-focused leader, facilitating conversations in the service of equitable improvement, and overcoming significant barriers. It moves beyond deficit perspectives and outmoded tropes and makes the tools contained in improvement science more accessible to today's equity leaders.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 176 pages
Publication date: 26 April 2024
Publisher: Teachers' College Press

Equity and improvement science have gained significant attention in recent years as educators strive to enhance the experiences, opportunities, and outcomes for marginalized students. This book aims to provide school and district leaders with the necessary tools and strategies to use improvement science to achieve equity. The book covers various aspects of equity, continuous improvement, and the psychology of change, offering valuable insights for engaging all stakeholders in equitable improvement efforts. The book begins by explaining the rationale for employing improvement science to pursue equity and provides advice for developing the dispositions of an equity-focused leader. It then offers guidance for facilitating conversations in the service of equitable improvement. The book emphasizes the importance of honoring people and their stories, dismantling power structures that interfere with change, and creating the conditions for equity-focused improvement work. It moves beyond deficit perspectives and outdated tropes, such as goals have agency, teachers are resistant, and race correlates to low achievement. Additionally, the book makes the tools contained in improvement science more accessible to today's equity leaders. Overall, Equitable School Improvement is a valuable resource for teachers, coaches, principals, central office leaders, and any educator who wants to be part of creating a more socially just educational system for our children.

Weight: 256g
Dimension: 155 x 228 x 12 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780807769584