School Change and the MicroSociety Program [Paperback]

Be an agent of positive, enduring change with these specific strategies gleaned from the MicroSociety^® program and apply them to your school improvement efforts.Be an agent of positive, enduring change with these specific strategies gleaned from the MicroSociety^® program and apply them to your school improvement efforts. A school's MicroSociety program is not a gimmick, as Professor Cherniss carefully describes and discusses. It is a process that gives students responsibilities and obligations. They experience the benefits of collaboration and the problems of group cohesion, and they learn how and why the bottom line of their economic enterprise requires foresight, decision-making, flexibility, creativity, and more. Are there problems in creating and maintaining such an enterprise? Yes, but Professor Cherniss candidly, critically, sympathetically, and constructively explains why readers will have no doubt that the MicroSociety's educational potential is indeed great. It is the opposite of a transient fad, of which there has been a surfeit. Cary Cherniss documents thoroughly and thoughtfully the significant elements of the change process in adopting comprehensive school reform. Applying the detailed case studies of MicroSociety, he captures the essence of a powerful model that is focused on facilitating student learning through leaderhsip development and empowerment. Extraordinary insights and analysis on a range of topics, from emotional intelligence to funding, provide lessons learned to inform what actually matters for sustainable impact. This book is essential reading for every education entrepreneur. Dedication
Foreword by Roland S. Barth
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Part One: Overview of the Program
1. The MicroSociety? Program
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