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Navigating Whole-District Change: Eight Principles for Moving an Organization Upward in Times of Unpredictability
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Duffy, Francis M. – School Administrator, 2004
Many school systems today find themselves in amazingly complex and puzzling environments. They are increasingly expected to turn direction quickly in response to changes in their environments, but they cannot change direction because they are bound by the arthritic bureaucratic designs of their systems, by old mental models of hierarchical power…
Descriptors: School Districts, Boards of Education, Strategic Planning, Organizational Development
The Process of Systemic Change
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Duffy, Francis M.; Reigeluth, Charles M.; Solomon, Monica; Caine, Geoffrey; Carr-Chellman, Alison A.; Almeida, Luis; Frick, Theodore; Thompson, Kenneth; Koh, Joyce; Ryan, Christopher D.; DeMars, Shane – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2006
This paper presents several brief papers about the process of systemic change. These are: (1) Step-Up-To-Excellence: A Protocol for Navigating Whole-System Change in School Districts by Francis M. Duffy; (2) The Guidance System for Transforming Education by Charles M. Reigeluth; (3) The Schlechty Center For Leadership In School Reform by Monica…
Descriptors: School Restructuring, Systems Approach, Systems Development, Profiles
Reconceptualizing Instructional Supervision for 3rd Millennium School Systems.
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Duffy, Francis M. – Journal of Curriculum and Supervision, 2000
Using the literature and experiences of theorists and practitioners from several interrelated areas (knowledge work, organization learning/development, sociotechnical systems design, and quality improvement), this article proposes a new instructional supervision paradigm called Knowledge Work Supervision aimed at improving school systems'…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Improvement, Organizational Development
In Defense of an Effective Manager: A Response to Glickman, Pajak, and Hazi.
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Duffy, Francis M. – Journal of Curriculum and Supervision, 1990
People in noneducation fields recognize and accept leadership behaviors linked to using rewards and punishments, relying on loyalty and trust, and yielding results. Many noneducation professionals think educators are caught up in a communitarian/participation cult that encourages mediocre job performance. However, schools are a business and must…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Collegiality, Elementary Secondary Education, Goal Orientation
Designing High-Performance Schools: A Practical Guide to Organizational Reengineering.
Duffy, Francis M. – 1996
This book offers a step-by-step, systematic process for designing high-performance learning organizations. The process helps administrators develop proposals for redesigning school districts that are tailored to the district's environment, work system, and social system. Chapter 1 describes the characteristics of high-performing organizations, and…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Planning
The Destination of Three Paths: Improved Student, Faculty and Staff, and System Learning
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Duffy, Francis M. – Educational Forum, The, 2004
Piecemeal change to improve schooling is an approach that at its worst does more harm than good, and at its best is limited to creating pockets of good within school districts. When it comes to improving schooling in a district, however, creating pockets of good isn't good enough. Whole school systems need to be improved. This article focuses on…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Development, Educational Indicators, Systems Development