Planning for Change in Turbulent Times: Case of Multiracial Primary Schools (School Development) by Mike Wallace

by Mike Wallace

School development planning is widely practised, but how well does it work in the chaos generated by multiple education reforms?This research-based study focuses on multiracial primary schools, where staff and governors face an unprecedented range of innovations in challenging inner-city and culturally diverse contexts. The authors describe how strategies for managing the planning process reflected a tension between setting a direction for the future and retaining flexibility. They question the rationalistic assumptions behind many development planning initiatives, suggesting that a more flexible approach is needed in turbulent environments. The book represents a contribution to the national and international debate on school improvement.

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About the author

Myron Leon Wallace was an American journalist, game show host, actor, and media personality. Known for his investigative journalism, he interviewed a wide range of prominent newsmakers during his seven-decade career. He was one of the original correspondents featured on CBS news program 60 Minutes, which debuted in 1968. Wallace retired as a regular full-time correspondent in 2006, but still appeared occasionally on the series until 2008. He is the father of Chris Wallace.
Wallace interviewed many politicians, celebrities, and academics, such as Tina Turner, Joseph Bonanno, Vladimir Horowitz, Bobby Fischer, Luciano Pavarotti, Maria Callas, Malcolm X, Richard Nixon, Pearl S. Buck, Deng Xiaoping, Ronald Reagan, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Jiang Zemin, Ruhollah Khomeini, Kurt Waldheim, Frank Lloyd Wright, Yasser Arafat, Menachem Begin, Anwar Sadat, Louis Farrakhan, Manuel Noriega, John Nash, Gordon B. Hinckley, Vladimir Putin, Barbra Streisand, Salvador Dalí, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, William Carlos Williams, Mickey Cohen, Roy Cohn, Dean Reed, Jimmy Fratianno, Morgan Freeman, Aldous Huxley, Bertrand Russell, and Ayn Rand.