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Author: Nancy Gordon ,
Dianne Turner
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield
Dimensions:
Width: 15.80cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.531kg
ISBN: 9781538195604
ISBN 10: 1538195607
Pages: 222
Publication Date: 12 September 2024
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
Nancy Gordon and Dianne Turner are well known for their progressive district change work, having successfully moved a Canadian school district from good to greater. School and district leaders interested inusing appreciative collective vision processes and highly informed professional learning practices will glean new insight from this new book. The path to meaningful educational change is collective iterative inquiry. This insightful and practical book shows you how and provides compelling examples of what it can look like in action.
Nancy Gordon and Dianne Turner are well known for their progressive district change work, having successfully moved a Canadian school district from good to greater. School and district leaders interested inusing appreciative collective vision processes and highly informed professional learning practices will glean new insight from this new book. --Linda Kaser, PhD, co-author of Leading Through Spirals of Inquiry for Equity and Quality, co-director, Networks of Inquiry and Indigenous Education, Transformative Education Leadership Program (UBC)
Author Information
Nancy Gordon is a recently retired assistant superintendent from the Delta Schools District. She worked in Delta for forty-two years teaching grades one through ten, specializing in educating students with diverse needs while serving as a Learning Assistant and Resource Room Teacher. She held the roles of Vice-Principal, Elementary Principal, and District Director of Learning Services before becoming the Assistant Superintendent, a role in which she focused on district collaborative inquiry, leadership development, transforming district culture, and achieving equity for all students. Nancy is passionate about professional inquiry at all levels of the system and leveraging research to achieve school and district improvement. Dianne Turner formally retired in 2018 from her role as Chief Educator for the British Columbia Ministry of Education. Prior to taking on that role she was Superintendent of Schools with the Delta School District for six years. She served as Secondary Principal and Vice Principal, Science Department Head and Science Teacher with the Vancouver School District for thirty years before moving to Delta to serve as Assistant Superintendent. Dianne’s passion, interests and engagement in professional learning and leadership development has led her to deepen her knowledge through inquiry and research about ways to support system wide transformation for the benefit of all students and staff.
