Foreword by Peter Senge
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Part I. The System
1. The Idea and Importance of Whole System Reform
2. Deceptive Inadequacies
Part II. Getting There
3. Collective Capacity at the School and District Level
4. The State We Are In
5. Individual Capacity Building
Part III. A New Era
6. Politicians and Professionals Unite
References
Index
Michael Fullan 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 work to 2018. Michael and his colleagues are now
working diligently on field-based comprehensive system change in
several countries. This work operates under the umbrella of what
they call the ‘shared humanity paradigm’ —Equity, Engagement,
Excellence--Deep change that integrates local (school and
community), middle (district/regional), and state (policy)
entities.
Fullan’s favorite method of learning is to partner with groups that
are engaged with change; and to learn together with them. (And then
to write another book about the experiences, and what was
learned).
Michael Fullan’s latest books are: Nuance (2019), Spirit Work
and the Science of Collaboration (with Mark Edwards, 2022), The
Principal 2.0 (2023), and The Drivers (with Joanne Quinn,
2023).
For more information on books, articles, videos, podcasts please go
to: www.michaelfullan.ca
“Why do so many educational reforms look promising in a single
school and then fail when brought to scale for an entire system?
Michael Fullan reminds us that it is neither a lack of knowledge
nor the absence of honorable intentions that causes this scenario,
but rather a failure of system capacity and coherence. Fullan’s
advice is as trenchant for national policy makers as it is for
local school leaders and teachers. The strategies of developing
collective efficacy that Fullan so clearly and compellingly
proposes, strategies incidentally that are already in practice, are
as essential in the halls of government as they are in the hallways
of every school.”
*Douglas B. Reeves, Chairman*
"The book is packed with information and research that will change
the way you think about district reform."
*The School Administrator, September 2010, Vol. 67(8)*
"Michael Fullan provides a very clear and compelling case for the
potential of whole-system education reform by drawing on evidence
and lessons from successful examples and by raising important and
timely cautions about current reform strategies, particularly in
the US and with international resonance. By introducing the concept
of collective capacity building, Fullan encourages us to recognize
that educational improvement requires each of us individually to
contribute fully and, most important, all of us—politicians,
officials, educators, students, parents and other partners—to work
together for improved student outcomes. Fullan′s expert advice has
been invaluable in Ontario with a system on the go and improved
results.”
*Carol Campbell, Chief Research Officer*
“All Systems Go is vintage Fullan. It takes a complex problem—how
to change the whole system—and offers, in a crystal clear and
assertive way, advice on what not to do and what exactly to do.
Policy makers, read this book with care and use it as your starting
point in building capacity across the whole system and ending up
with smarter and greater accountability than ever before.’’
*Peter W. Hill, Chief Executive Officer*
"Michael Fullan has once again hit the ball out of the park—a grand
slam. All those interested in whole system education reform will
want to read this book from cover to cover."
*Sir Michael Barber, Former Head of Tony Blair′s Delivery Unit*
"A superb book, offering a compelling and transformative model for
system change grounded in principle and forged in practice. Fullan
provides the tools—conceptual, strategic, and structural—for system
leaders at every level to create a whole system that develops
collective capacity and efficacy.”
*Stephanie Pace Marshall, Founding President and President
Emerita*
“Michael Fullan hits the mark again. All Systems Go is exactly what
we need at this crucial time in education reform around the globe.
Fullan exhorts us to get our act together and deliver value. He is
persuasive in delineating powerful, high-leverage strategies and in
describing what it takes to deliver on our promise to develop
high-performing schools to enhance students’ life chances. He
emphasizes the notion of collective capacity in evoking the
emotional commitment and technical expertise necessary for
meaningful change and improvement. Fullan boldly challenges
politicians and professionals to unite for the good of our society.
And best of all, he shows them how to do it.”
*Avis Glaze, President, Edu-quest International Inc.*
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