Title:
SCHOOL REFORM EFFORTS: THE NEED FOR STUDENT- CENTERED INSTRUCTION

Authors:
Dr. Jerell B. Hill ,USA

Abstract:
The benefit of standards-based education reform is the local decision-making which gives communities a chance to take ownership of the educational outcomes of the students they serve. Schools have demonstrated the success of individual renewal efforts. Nonetheless, school reform is recognized as having a better chance of success when the learning organizations encourage individual school staff to collaborate in problem-solving to create growth-enhancing environments. The author asserts that the connection between student needs and instructional focus is pivotal to transform schooling. Collective leadership addresses the need for studentcentered instruction because it is defined by the degree to which control of teaching and learning is based on collective responsibility and shared influence among stakeholders and their role within groups. Examples from scholars and the author’s work are entwined throughout to exemplify past efforts of school reform