Disrupting Class~ Clayton Christensen. How Disruptive Innovation.. NEW! in MELB

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DISRUPTING  CLASS

How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns

Expanded Edition

- By Clayton Christensen, Curtis Johnson  & Michael Horn -

Illustrated with Graphs & Diagrams

ISBN: 9780071592062

Publisher: McGraw Hill, New York, SA 

Published: 2008

Binding: HARDcover with Dustjacket   238 pages  

Condition: UNread & displayed condition! HERE in MELBOURNE! A retired display copy as illustrated!

Edition:  FIRST EDITION: 1st printing 2008 

TIGHT,  SCARCE   HARDCOVER  WITH  ~  IN  MELBOURNE  ... 

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Remains UNread - it was the display copy instore . It is Tight -  neat, no inscriptions or marks within. Appears as in my photos - this is the exact copy!!  A nicely preserved copy - superb!

No discernible shelf wear, the interior is tight and spotlessly clean with 238 pages. THIS copy is the FIRST EDITION: Only printing from 2008 - the US publishing by McGraw Hill, New York. 

There are some black and white diagrammatic illustrations.

SCARCE title - this is an  UNread copy!!

In original pastel grey boards HARDcover binding, in publisher's dustjacket which are in excellent new condition.

(Stored with 2021!)

Measures approx.  9¾  x 6¾  inches or 25  x  17cms

SYNOPSIS ....

Clay Christensen's groundbreaking bestselling work in education now updated and expanded, including a new chapter on Christensen's seminal "Jobs to Be Done" theory applied to education. 

"Provocatively titled, Disrupting Class is just what America's K-12 education system needs--a well thought-through proposal for using technology to better serve students and bring our schools into the 21st Century. Unlike so many education 'reforms,' this is not small-bore stuff. For that reason alone, it's likely to be resisted by defenders of the status quo, even though it's necessary and right for our kids. We owe it to them to make sure this book isn't merely a terrific read; it must become a blueprint for educational transformation."—Joel Klein, Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education

"A brilliant teacher, Christensen brings clarity to a muddled and chaotic world of education." —Jim Collins, bestselling author of Good to Great

“Just as iTunes revolutionized the music industry, technology has the potential to transform education in America so that every one of the nation’s 50 million students receives a high quality education. Disrupting Class is a must-read, as it shows us how we can blaze that trail toward transformation.” —Jeb Bush, former Governor of Florida

According to recent studies in neuroscience, the way we learn doesn't always match up with the way we are taught. If we hope to stay competitive-academically, economically, and technologically-we need to rethink our understanding of intelligence, reevaluate our educational system, and reinvigorate our commitment to learning. In other words, we need "disruptive innovation."

Now, in his long-awaited new book, Clayton M. Christensen and coauthors Michael B. Horn and Curtis W. Johnson take one of the most important issues of our time-education-and apply Christensen's now-famous theories of "disruptive" change using a wide range of real-life examples. Whether you're a school administrator, government official, business leader, parent, teacher, or entrepreneur, you'll discover surprising new ideas, outside-the-box strategies, and straight-A success stories. You'll learn how:

Customized learning will help many more students succeed in schoolStudent-centric classrooms will increase the demand for new technologyComputers must be disruptively deployed to every studentDisruptive innovation can circumvent roadblocks that have prevented other attempts at school reformWe can compete in the global classroom-and get ahead in the global market

Filled with fascinating case studies, scientific findings, and unprecedented insights on how innovation must be managed, Disrupting Class will open your eyes to new possibilities, unlock hidden potential, and get you to think differently. Professor Christensen and his coauthors provide a bold new lesson in innovation that will help you make the grade for years to come.

The future is now. Class is in session.

Author Biographies Clayton M. Christensen is the Robert and Jane Cizik Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School, and is widely regarded as one of the world’s foremost experts on innovation and growth. He is author or coauthor of five books including the New York Times bestsellers, The Innovator's Dilemma and The Innovator's Solution.Michael Horn is the co-founder and Executive Director, Education of Innosight Institute, a non-profit think tank devoted to applying the theories of disruptive innovation to problems in the social sector. Tech&Learning magazine named him to its list of the 100 most important people in the creation and advancement of the use of technology in education. He holds an AB from Yale and an MBA from Harvard.Curtis Johnson, once a teacher and later a college president, is a writer and consultant. He was head of the public policy research organization that launched the idea of chartered schools and chief of staff to former governor Arne Carlson of Minnesota. Co-author of three books on how metropolitan regions have to adapt to new realities to be successful places, Johnson is a partner with the Citistates Group and the managing partner of Education Evolving, a project of the Center for Policy Studies. He is a graduate of Baylor University with a PhD from the College of Education at the University of Texas.

Very Insightful, Illuminating and Interesting read!

Reviews

Essential reading for teachers ...  I really enjoyed this book, it presents a view of the classroom and of education in a way that is provocative and inspiring. I think it would be useful for all teachers to read this and reflect. The children and young people we are educating are from a digital age and this is impacting on the learning process itself. The careers that they are getting ready for are almost in a parallel universe to ours and beyond our imaginings. This book gives us some clues to a possible way forward.

A MUST READ about business and also human behaviour... This book gives a lot of interesting concepts to sustain the disrupting values. You are just more clever afterwards !

PROPHETIC!!  ... Clayton with his gifted ability of peering into the future and drawing valuable insights for those concerned with playing in the future NOW has given me an iota of knowledge on the future of education and I am elated that some forces of disruption he talked about are already at play in our time. A cognoscenti of innovation indeed.

ALL educators  please read!!!  .. f you are an educator, school board member, teacher, concerned parent, or legislator, then this book is for you. Wade through the occasional academia to get a compelling argument for the future of education in our public school system. I am in adult education, and I was riveted, challenged, and inspired by the concepts. Vendor was on time and as promised.

A student centred approach to improving learning/education   ....  If you want to learn how to improve education by focusing on a student centered approach, this book is for you. Just like customers should be the center of the business and the focus of success in business is meeting the customers' needs and wants, the student should be the focus of the school and success should be measured by how well a school meets their needs and wants. Writing this of course, I understand, will generate many nay sayers who will have numerous arguments for why this is incorrect.

However, solutions that focus on the needs of the teachers, the unions, the principals, the parents, etc., have not worked. And, with the proper guidance, students should know what they need to be successful in their school work and ulitmately their lives.

Clayton using his usually strong analytical approach evaluates the educational challenges both inductively and deductively to get to the root cause of the problem. And, in my words, the problem is this: each student learns differently, and the centralized, bureaucratic approaches that have been used to force fit a regimented approach dictated from Washington down to local school boards haven't and won't solve this problem. What we need is a more student centric approach that uses flexible tools developed through information technology to meet the needs of individual students.

This is a very innovative approach to solving this problem, and in my opinion, Clayton is the most innovative thinker out there today. After all, as he quotes Einstein (and I used some liberty to paraphrase), you can't solve the problem by using the solutions that caused it.

Then, Clayton lays out how the change is happening (in some instances) and can happen (in others where it is not) based upon innovation concepts like disruptive innovation and heavyweight teams.

I highly recommend this book for any individual interested in innovation and/or education.

Clayton has written another excellent book to build upon his disruptive innovation philosophy. Thank you, Clayton, for your continued excellent work!

Marvellous Reading!

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