Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ541875
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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Learning Community, Commitment and School Reform.
Prawat, Richard S.
Journal of Curriculum Studies, v28 n1 p91-110 Jan-Feb 1996
Criticizes the adoption of business-originated Total Quality Management principles into school administration. Contrasts this with the establishment of learning communities, an approach that emphasizes engendering commitments in individuals as opposed to manipulation or control. Further outlines this approach and describes several successful programs. (MJP)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Schools, Educational Administration, Educational Change, Educational Environment, Educational Improvement, Educational Practices, Educational Principles, Educational Theories, Higher Education, Humanistic Education, Learning Processes, Total Quality Management
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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