There's no mystery in turning around low-performing or failing schools, but there are also no recipes. In Turnaround Principals for Underperforming Schools Rosemary Papa and Fenwick English identify the essential ingredients for success.

Chapter 1 CHAPTER ONE: Taking the Mystery Out of Turning Around Underperforming and Failing Schools Chapter 2 CHAPTER TWO: Selecting Change Models: Changing What for What? Chapter 3 CHAPTER THREE: Activist Leadership to Improve Schooling and Life Chances Chapter 4 CHAPTER FOUR: The Yin and Yang of Successful School Turnarounds Chapter 5 CHAPTER FIVE: It Takes Socially Just Activist Leaders to Turn Around Schools Chapter 6 Appendix 1: Heuristics for the Activist Leader Chapter 7 Appendix 2: Explicit Leader Beliefs and Actions Chapter 8 Appendix 3: Trouble Shooting Guide

By Rosemary Papa and Fenwick W. English