Foreword / Michael Fullan -- 1. Introduction -- 2. How Does Reform Adoption Happen? The Role of Power, Politics, and Perspective -- 3. Is All Change Local? How Context Shapes Implementation -- 4. Change Agents in the School Reform Process -- 5. Building the Plane While It's Flying: The Evolving Design Team -- 6. The Life of External Reform Models: Sustainability and Expiration -- 7. Prospects for Educational Change -- App. Description of Reform Designs