Peter A Barnard has been involved in education for over 40 years as a successful high school principal, trainer and writer. He is a passionate advocate of vertical tutoring as the managerial means of both understanding and meeting the many challenges that schools face internationally.

• ForewordPrefacePrologueThe Systems Thinking SchoolChapter 1Systems MaintenanceChapter2A Systems Thinking ApproachChapter3The Systems Thinking ProcessChapter 4Wicked Problems, Schools, and Systemic ChangeChapter5Wicked Problems and Loopy Solutions Chapter6Applying Single-loop Strategies to Double-loop Problems Chapter7 Reform and Variation as Wicked Problems Chapter8Child Development, Customer Care, and Adaptive Systems ThinkingChapter9The School as an Interconnected Learning ProcessChapter10Mixed-Age MentoringChapter11What Schools Say: Lessons for Managers Chapter12Building the Systems Thinking SchoolChapter13Assessment for LearningChapter14Concluding RemarksBibliography

Peter Barnard draws upon his extensive leadership experience to lay out a provocative and stimulating approach to school improvement. Calling for no less than a revolution in the way we think about schools, Barnard demands rigor and intellect from those charged with leading the education of the next generation. But this is theory grounded in practice and will be an invaluable tool to anyone interested in making our schools better.

Peter A Barnard has been involved in education for over 40 years as a successful high school principal, trainer and writer. He is a passionate advocate of vertical tutoring as the managerial means of both understanding and meeting the many challenges that schools face internationally.

• ForewordPrefacePrologueThe Systems Thinking SchoolChapter 1Systems MaintenanceChapter2A Systems Thinking ApproachChapter3The Systems Thinking ProcessChapter 4Wicked Problems, Schools, and Systemic ChangeChapter5Wicked Problems and Loopy Solutions Chapter6Applying Single-loop Strategies to Double-loop Problems Chapter7 Reform and Variation as Wicked Problems Chapter8Child Development, Customer Care, and Adaptive Systems ThinkingChapter9The School as an Interconnected Learning ProcessChapter10Mixed-Age MentoringChapter11What Schools Say: Lessons for Managers Chapter12Building the Systems Thinking SchoolChapter13Assessment for LearningChapter14Concluding RemarksBibliography

Peter Barnard draws upon his extensive leadership experience to lay out a provocative and stimulating approach to school improvement. Calling for no less than a revolution in the way we think about schools, Barnard demands rigor and intellect from those charged with leading the education of the next generation. But this is theory grounded in practice and will be an invaluable tool to anyone interested in making our schools better.

Peter A Barnard has been involved in education for over 40 years as a successful high school principal, trainer and writer. He is a passionate advocate of vertical tutoring as the managerial means of both understanding and meeting the many challenges that schools face internationally.

• ForewordPrefacePrologueThe Systems Thinking SchoolChapter 1Systems MaintenanceChapter2A Systems Thinking ApproachChapter3The Systems Thinking ProcessChapter 4Wicked Problems, Schools, and Systemic ChangeChapter5Wicked Problems and Loopy Solutions Chapter6Applying Single-loop Strategies to Double-loop Problems Chapter7 Reform and Variation as Wicked Problems Chapter8Child Development, Customer Care, and Adaptive Systems ThinkingChapter9The School as an Interconnected Learning ProcessChapter10Mixed-Age MentoringChapter11What Schools Say: Lessons for Managers Chapter12Building the Systems Thinking SchoolChapter13Assessment for LearningChapter14Concluding RemarksBibliography

Peter Barnard draws upon his extensive leadership experience to lay out a provocative and stimulating approach to school improvement. Calling for no less than a revolution in the way we think about schools, Barnard demands rigor and intellect from those charged with leading the education of the next generation. But this is theory grounded in practice and will be an invaluable tool to anyone interested in making our schools better.