This Open Access book features a school development model (Arizona Initiative for Leadership
Development and Research - AZiLDR) that offers a roadmap for schools to navigate the
complexities of continuous school development. Filled with processes that balance
evidence-based values with democratic culturally responsive values this book offers
strategies to mediate the tensions and to address school culture context and values
leadership capacity using data as a source of reflection curricular and pedagogical activity
and strengths-based approaches to meeting the needs of culturally diverse students. You will
find: · - Active reflective activities · - Case studies illustrating each concept · - The
research base supporting each concept · - Descriptions of processes from other contexts (South
Carolina Germany Australia Sweden)· - Thoughts about next steps for contextually sensitive
and multi-level school development · - Suggestions for cross-national dialogue and research
within the Zone of Uncertainty Use this ideal source to guide school leadership teams in
creating productive schools that continually grow!
