harnessing data for school improvement Earl, Lorna M. creator Katz, Steven text bibliography cau Thousand Oaks, Calif Corwin Press 2006 monographic eng

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133 p. : ill. Putting data at the center of school improvement -- Awash with data -- Data as a policy lever -- Educators' skepticism about data -- Needing to know -- Thinking differently about data -- Accountability redefined -- Choosing accountability through informed professional judgment -- The role of data in informed professional judgment -- Using data to "take charge of change" -- Using data for informed decision making -- An inquiry habit of mind -- Data literacy -- A culture of inquiry -- Leading in a data-rich world -- Cultivating the qualities of data-driven leadership -- The painting metaphor -- Inquiry habit of mind -- Data literacy -- A culture of inquiry -- A gallery full of paintings -- Developing an inquiry habit of mind -- Setting the canvas -- Planning this picture -- Becoming data literate -- Blocking the canvas -- The first strokes -- Creating a culture of inquiry -- The image grows -- Displaying the picture -- Sustaining the process: the cycle of inquiry -- The next picture, and the next, and the next. HKBU library Lorna M. Earl, Steven Katz ; foreword by Michael Fullan. YT2025 M09 School management and organization School improvement programs Educational planning Statistical methods LB2805 E11 L 2006 1412906458 1412906466 9781412906456 9781412906463 SDU 050914