Win-Win: W. Edwards Deming, the System of Profound Knowledge, and the
Science of Improving Schools is for systems leaders who lead our
country's school districts, charter management organizations, and
educational nonprofits and government agencies, as well as for those who
train these system leaders in our graduate schools of education. The
strategies for school improvement detailed in this book are based on the
theories of W. Edwards Deming, who was known as the father of the
quality movement and was hugely influential in post-WWII Japan. He is
most well-known for his theories of management.
Win-Win offers real-world strategies to education leaders of
improvement, based on Demings' System of Profound Knowledge. A leader of
improvement does not need to be expert in the four components of
profound knowledge, but they do need to understand the basic theory,
their interconnectedness, and why they are necessary for these efforts*.
Win-Win* provides this basic understanding. This book equips the reader
with the knowledge and skills needed to harness the power of the System
of Profound Knowledge to improve the performance of schools systems,
students, and teachers. It can be used in a variety of classrooms in
Colleges of Education, and it is the perfect teaching tool in
professional development efforts.
Perfect for courses such as: Organizational Change; Strategies of
Educational Leadership; School/District Improvement Using Data Analysis;
Supervision Theory and Practice; Theory, Research, & Leadership;
Transformational Systems Leadership; Philosophical and Theoretical
Foundations of Leadership; The Philosophy of Scientific Knowledge;
Systemic Educational Reform; Applied Improvement Science Investigations
