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CHANGE FORCES

BUREAUCRATIC FORCES
• Rules, mandates, and other requirements intended to
provide direct supervision, standardized work process
, or standardized outcomes that are used to prescribed
change.
PERSONAL FORCES
• Personalities, leadership, styles and interpersonal
skills of change agents that could push for changes to
happen in school.
MARKET FORCES

• Competition, incentives and individual choice


PROFESSIONAL FORCES
• Standards of expertise , codes of conduct, collegiality,
felt obligations and other professional norms intended
to build professional community to compel change.
CULTURAL FORCES
• Shared values, goals and ideas about pedagogy,
relationships and politics intended to build covenantal
community
DEMOCRATIC FORCES
• Democratic social contacts and shared commitments
to the common good intended to build a community
CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD
SCHOOL AS AN AGENT OF
SOCIAL CHANGE
PUPIL TEACHER
• Nice to each other • Communication is good among others
• Treated fairly • Staff development is good
• Friendly atmosphere • Environment is good to work in
• Teachers control the classes but not too • Pupils are happy and well motivated
strict • All pupils achieve what they are capable of
• Teachers help you with things that you
are not good at
PARENT MANAGEMENT
• Welcoming friendly atmosphere • Pupils are safe
• Staff are caring and communicate well • All members in school community work
with pupils toward clear objectives
• Discipline is good • A high quality of information is given to
• Extra time is spent with children parents and visitors
• Relationships are good between teachers • Rules are applied evenly and fairly
and parents
BOARD MEMBER,
SUPPORTS STAFF
TRUSTEE
• Resources are good and up to date • Excellent reputation with the local
• Classrooms are clean, warm and community
comfortable • Strong leadership from senior management
• Support staffs are given credit • Happy and welcoming environment
• Environment is friendly and • Pupils being helped to achieve their
welcoming individual potential
• Staff development involves staff • A safe place for pupils

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