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Providing systemic change for schools: towards professional development through moral conversation
Author(s) -
Horn Raymond A.,
Carr Alison A.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
systems research and behavioral science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1099-1743
pISSN - 1092-7026
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1743(200005/06)17:3<255::aid-sres318>3.0.co;2-z
Subject(s) - conversation , premise , context (archaeology) , sociology , stakeholder , engineering ethics , psychology , epistemology , public relations , political science , paleontology , philosophy , communication , engineering , biology
This paper briefly reviews the criticisms of current reform efforts; definitions of educational culture, moral purpose, and change processes; and forms of conversation. Such a discourse naturally concludes by developing the premise that disciplined conversation, especially of a moral nature, is the critical variable in successful change. Recommendations are given for professional development within a systemic context that will provide organizational and procedural continuity, and facilitate stakeholder development. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.