The Challenge of Change

Michael Fullan, Order of Canada, is the former Dean of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, and Professor Emeritus of the University of Toronto. He is co-leader of the New Pedagogies for Deep Learning global initiative. Michael served as Premier Dalton McGuinty’s Special Policy Adviser in Ontario from 2003-2013. He received the Order of Canada (OC) in December 2012 and holds five honorary doctorates from universities around the world. His ‘interim autobiography,’ Surreal Change, covers his pre-Covid-19 era to 2018. Michael and his colleagues are now working diligently on field-based comprehensive system change in several countries. Under the umbrella of what they call the ‘humanity paradigm’ —equitable-equal deep change that integrates local (school and community), middle (district/regional), and centre (policy) entities. Michael’s latest books are: Spirit Work and the Science of Collaboration (with Mark Edwards, 2022), The Principal 2.0 (2023), The Drivers (with Joanne Quinn, 2023), and The New Meaning of Educational Change, 6th Edition (2025).For more information on books, articles, videos, podcasts please go to: www.michaelfullan.ca

• AcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorsPart I. Change Forces 1. Introduction - Michael Fullan2. 8 Forces for Leaders of Change - Michael Fullan, Claudia Cuttress, Ann Kilcher3. The Road to School Improvement - Richard F. Elmore, Elizabeth A. City4. The Fourth Way of Change - Andy Hargreaves, Dennis Shirley5. Special Topic/Transforming High Schools - Pedro A. NogueraPart II. Instructional Focus at the School Level6. The Principal and Change - Michael Fullan7. Breakthrough Components - Michael Fullan, Peter Hill, Carmel Crevola8. New Insights Into Professional Learning Communities at Work - Rick DuFour, Rebecca DuFour, Bob Eaker9. Coaches as Leaders of Change - Jim Knight10. Developing and Sustaining School Principals - Kenneth Leithwood, Scott Bauer, Brian ReidlingerPart III. District Level Change11. Sustaining Leadership in Complex Times - Michael Fullan, Lyn Sharratt12. The PELP Coherence Framework - Stacey Childress, Richard Elmore, Allen Grossman, Susan Moore JohnsonPart IV. Large-Scale Reform 13. Learning About System Renewal - Ben Levin, Michael Fullan14. Economic Success, Civil Rights, and the Seven Challenges for Education Reform in the U.S. - Michael BarberIndex

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