A Fifth Discipline Resource
SCHOOLS THAT LEARN
A FIELDBOOK FOR TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, PARENTS AND EVERYONE WHO CARES ABOUT EDUCATION
Peter Senge, Nelda H Cambron-McCabe, Timothy Lucas, Bryan Smith, Janis Dutton and Art Kleiner
Since the Fifth Discipline principles were defined they have been used by many educators. Now Peter Senge and the Fifth Discipline team have produced Schools that Learn, focusing specifically on schools and education, which can help reclaim schools even in the most depressed or ill-mananged districts. This book brings together practices which are being used in the real world as schools attempt to learn, grow and reinvent themselves using learning organisation principles, and features numerous case studies from prominent educators.
In a fast-changing world where:
- school violence is not uncommon,
- the value of standardised tests is questioned,
- rapid advances in science and technology threaten to leave students woefully unprepared,
- and increased pressures cause many teachers to burn out long before retirement age,
Schools that Learn offers a much-needed foundation for the dialogue about the future of educating children, anda wealth of practical tools, anecdotes and advice which parents and educators can use to make schools better.
Peter Senge is the author of The Fifth Discipline, and together with Arthur D Little executive Bryan Smith and editorial director Art Kleiner he is also a co-author of The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook and The Dance of Change. Nelda H Cambron-McCabe is Chair of the Department of Educational Leadership at Miami University; Timothy Lucas is the superintendant of the Ho-ho-kus school system in New Jersey, and Janis Dutton is a local government official and education writer. Art Kleiner is also the author of Who Really Matters.