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ERIC Number: EJ433430
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-4056
Yes, But...Creating a Consensus for Educational Change.
Hampel, Robert L.
Childhood Education, v67 n5 p296-99 1991
Maintains that the division of opinions in a staff can determine an educational innovation's success or failure. Teacher empowerment can help forge widespread agreement and consensus for the innovation. These principles are exemplified by the Sizer initiative in the Delaware schools, which is described. (BB)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, Guides, Incentives, Outcomes of Education, Principals, Program Descriptions, Public Education, Teacher Administrator Relationship, Teacher Attitudes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Non-Classroom
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Consensus; Delaware; Empowerment
Note: Theme Issue: Are Schools Really for Kids?