TY - BOOK AU - Caldwell,Brian AU - Spinks,Jim M. TI - The self-transforming school SN - 0415660580 AV - LB2805 .C236 2013 U1 - 371.2 23 PY - 2013/// CY - London PB - Routledge KW - Educational leadership KW - Cross-cultural studies KW - School improvement programs N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1; Narratives in Self-Management --; 2; Expectations and Impact of Self-Management --; 3; Unchaining the Self-Managing School --; 4; A Study of Contrasts in the West --; 5; Can the West Catch Up? --; 6; Possibilities for the Powerhouses --; 7; Contours of Change --; 8; Innovation Everywhere --; 9; The Transformation of Learning --; 10; Financial Capital and Transformation --; 11; Funding Models and their Fitness for Purpose --; 12; Re-discovering Social and Spiritual Capital --; 13; The Knowledge --; 14; Governance Ethos Leadership Policy --; 15; Narratives in Self-Transformation N2 - "The Self-Transforming School combines an insightful meta-analysis of factors contributing to the success of schools, and an examination of powerful mega-trends that are shaping developments in education, to offer the first mega-analysis in education policy and practice. The book spans fifty years, beginning with Caldwell and Spinks' ground-breaking work The Self-Managing School which advocated innovative approaches that are now accepted as preferred practice, before offering a prognosis and plan for the future."--Publisher's website ER -