EDUCATION REFORM AS REVITALIZATION MOVEMENT

This article draws parallels between the educational reform movement o f the Coalition of Essential Schools arid revitalization movements, us ing elements of the revitalization framework as a process model to cla rify issues and tensions that emerged during school change efforts. Fu rther, the article demonstrates the importance of simultaneous (not af ter-the-fact) documentation and alternative change models in clarifyin g what is happening throughout the developmental history of a reform o rganization and in ongoing analyses of trends and developments.