Reculturing Schooling: Strategies and Consequences

Session Submission Type: Symposium

Abstract

Reculturing is the transformation of the culture of an organization (Hargreaves 1991). This symposium comprises papers that collectively show how increased equity and social justice can be secured when systems go beyond professional and organizational transformation to the reculturing of practices that enable them to engage more effectively with marginalized students and communities. Equally important, they demonstrate the promise of balanced, respectful partnerships between local actors and central authorities. Such partnerships can spur system-wide efforts that combine clear theories-of-action of WHAT to change and HOW to change based, in part, on an appreciation for local context. The presentations combine the subdisciplines of cultural studies and organizational change to inform the design of reforms leading to educational improvement for all.

Sub Unit

• Division G - Social Context of Education / Section 5: Social Context of Research on Schools and Communities

Chair

• Andrew Hargreaves, Boston College

Papers

• Using Network and Collaboration to Foster Equity within Urban Education Systems: Possibilities and Barriers - Mel Ainscow, University of Manchester

• Building Evidence-Based Cultures to Support Student Outcomes - Henry I. Braun, Boston College; Beth Morton, Boston College

• Changing Professional Culture - Kathryn Ann Sallis, Council of Chief State School Officers; Karen W. Lam, Boston College

• Achievement Versus Identity: Student Subcultures Can Lever Change - Maureen Hughes, Boston College

• The Culture of Urban School Reform - Charles M. Payne, University of Chicago

Discussant

• Warren Simmons, Brown University