Researchers used Lewin's Three-Step Model as the theoretical framework in determining effective leadership for change in Alabama Science of Reading Spotlight Schools by grouping the themes into the phases of Unfreezing, Moving, and Refreezing. This qualitative descriptive study used interview and focus group data to research the experiences of K-3…

Researchers used Lewin's Three-Step Model as the theoretical framework in determining effective leadership for change in Alabama Science of Reading Spotlight Schools by grouping the themes into the phases of Unfreezing, Moving, and Refreezing. This qualitative descriptive study used interview and focus group data to research the experiences of K-3…

Aiming to provide better education facilities and improve the educational attainment of poor rural students, China's government has been merging remote rural primary schools into centralized village, town, or county schools since the late 1990s. To accompany the policy, boarding facilities have been constructed that allow (mandate) primary…

This article argues that the processes of enactment and justification comprise two key, underdeveloped aspects of sensemaking theory as applied to educational organizations. Enactment and justification are illustrated using examples drawn from a school that significantly changed the way in which it coordinated reading instruction. Examples drawn…