Known as either 'soft' or 'hard' 'managerialism', 'new managerialism' or 'new public management', this new narrative has, irrespective of moniker, permeated the institutions of higher education almost everywhere.
Among the many significant features of this volume is the dedication to the late Don Willower, Professor of Education at Pennsylvania State University.
Informed by years of research and on-the-ground reporting, Schools That Succeed is Karin Chenoweth's most inspiring and compelling book yetan essential read for educators who seek to break the stubborn connection between academic achievement and socioeconomic status.
This book explicates "e;bullying"e; as a concept and as a social and cultural phenomenon that has become a defining reality of the times in which we live.
Einigen Führungskräften gelingt es besonders gut, in schwierigen und komplexen Situationen professionell zu agieren, durchdachte Entscheidungen zu treffen, Probleme und Konflikte nachhaltig zu lösen, die demokratische und psychische Resilienz ihrer Mitarbeitenden zu stärken sowie Herausforderungen rechtzeitig zu erkennen und erfolgreich zu bewältigen.
From the 1787 Wedgwood antislavery medallion featuring the image of an enchained and pleading black body to Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained (2012) and Steve McQueen's Twelve Years a Slave (2013), slavery as a system of torture and bondage has fascinated the optical imagination of the transatlantic world.
Scholars examining how women and people of color advance in academia invariably cite mentorship as one of the most important factors in facilitating student and faculty success.
Recent changes in the world effected by the transformations of information technology, globalisation, and the move towards a knowledge economy over the last thirty years have been as radical and fundamental as the changes resulting from the invention of the wheel and the printing press.
Written in accordance with the President's 2003 homeland security directive and the Department of Education's guidelines, and in response to the ever-present threats facing our school systems, this book helps schools and institutions develop a comprehensive emergency response plan.
Control technology is a new learning environment whichoffers the opportunity to take up the economic andeducational challenge of enabling people to adapt to newtechnologies and use them to solve problems.
External drivers are pressing for a more privatized approach to higher education and research, a greater reliance on technology and the more efficient use of resources.
This accessible and practical book provides hands-on, tried and tested strategies to help the reader respond instantly and effectively to behaviour problems in early years settings.
This collection of original essays examines the history of American education as it has developed as a field since the 1970s and moves into a post-revisionist era and looks forward to possible new directions for the future.
In American Schools, Sam Chaltain interweaves the leading ideas from the education, business, and scientific communities to outline a framework for leadership that helps educators and organizational leaders create the optimal conditions for transformational change.
Introducing creativity to the classroom is a concern for teachers, governments and future employers around the world, and there has been a drive to make experiences at school more exciting, relevant, challenging and dynamic for all young people, ensuring they leave education able to contribute to the global creative economy.
The Governance Handbook for SEND and Inclusion supports governors and trustees in developing effective strategic practice to ensure an inclusive culture in their schools.
Examining crisis and its impact on the educational experience, Developing Community-Based School Crisis Response helps aspiring educators investigate and develop effective school crisis management strategies.
This novel volume investigates the motivations behind disruptive pupil behaviour and offers practical guidance through discussion of a novel theoretical framework that explores how students perceive schooling, uncovering what their behaviour can tell us about how to adjust the school environment.
This book focuses on quality work in higher education, and examines the relationship between the organizational and pedagogical dimensions of quality work in higher education.
Education and Social Justice presents up-to-date scholarly research on global l and comparative trends in education, social justice and policy research.
