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Positive Pressure

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Second International Handbook of Educational Change

Part of the book series: Springer International Handbooks of Education ((SIHE,volume 23))

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Educational systems are known to be loosely coupled, fragmented, and overloaded with piecemeal initiatives. Under these conditions, there is a lot of room for inertia – things like to keep on doing what they are already doing. Yet, improvements in the performance of schools are badly needed. What forces could possibly and positively move whole systems toward substantial and continuous improvement?

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  1. OISE/University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Michael Fullan

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  1. Lynch School of Education, Boston College, Campion Hall, Chestnut Hill, 02467-3813, USA

    Andy Hargreaves

  2. Advancement of Teaching, Carnegie Foundation for the, Vista Lane 51, Stanford, 94305, USA

    Ann Lieberman

  3. Ontario Institute for Studies in, Education (OISE), University of Toronto, Bloor Street W. 252, Toronto, M5S 1V6, Canada

    Michael Fullan

  4. Inst. Education, HSBC Chair iNet in, University of London, London, WC1H 0AL, United Kingdom

    David Hopkins

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Fullan, M. (2010). Positive Pressure. In: Hargreaves, A., Lieberman, A., Fullan, M., Hopkins, D. (eds) Second International Handbook of Educational Change. Springer International Handbooks of Education, vol 23. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2660-6_7

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