Educational administration and organization

From distinguished educators, this book imagines what our schools could look like if an authentic vision of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) were put in place, and thoughtfully critiques how and why implementation has faltered.

Today's teens immerse themselves in the world of technology as never before.

"e;A convenient, information-rich source for anyone interested in schooling.

Accessibly written and specifically designed for secondary schools, Implementing Systematic Interventions provides you with the tools you need to successfully organize for and smoothly implement schoolwide intervention strategies.

This topical volume tells the story of the UK debate on financing higher education, illustrating a head-on collision between the economic imperatives of student loans and regulated market forces, and the political imperative of 'free' higher education.

There ARE jobs for teachers, and this step-by-step guide will help college students and career changers find those jobs and get them.

Making Technology Work in Schools is an easy-to-use guide for transforming your school into a learner-centered, tech-supportive environment.

The study of educational leadership makes little sense unless it is in relation to who the leaders are, how they are leading, what is being led, and with what effect.

This collection is a representative set of ten of the key papers which Thomas Greenfield, arguably the doyen of contemporary theories of educational administration, has published over the last twenty years.

This book makes a distinction between the "e;principal"e; - the man or woman who occupies the position - and the "e;principalship"e;, the entire leadership function which, although overseen and coordinated by the principal, also includes activities of assistant principals, teachers, counselors, and others.

Increasingly, personnel administrative duties within schools have been delegated to the local school principal.

Updated to reflect the latest developments and increasing scope of school-based options, the second edition of the Handbook of Research on School Choice makes readily available the most rigorous and policy-relevant research on K-12 school choice.

Often new leaders commit a series of missteps that create dissention and dissatisfaction, ultimately alienating staff.

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Designed exclusively for teacher teams, this plan book is a one-stop shop for practical PLC information and resources.

This collection focuses on the ways in which policy relating to professional development and professional learning in teacher education is changing across Europe.

Featuring helpful checklists, models of good practice, templates and photocopiable resources that can be used in development work, this highly practical book will be an invaluable resource for anyone involved with implementing Every Child Matters in extended schools and children's centres.

This book gives educators the flexible, modularized building blocks for teaching students how to apply Kouzes and Posner's Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership.

A practical guide to fund-raising for schools.

Today's global knowledge economy requires individuals and companies alike to quickly adapt to new tools and strategies.

This sequel to Breslin's critically acclaimed Lessons from Lockdown explores how school leaders, teachers, parents and pupils have navigated their way through and from lockdown.

Schools That Succeed, Students Who Achieve compares the academic achievements of students in the United States to those of students in other countries.

Learners are multi-faceted, unique people.

This book brings together a group of top international scholars who consider Pedagogy of Critique, Revolutionary Pedagogy and Radical Critical Pedagogy as forms of praxis to examine the paradoxical roles of schooling in reproducing and legitimizing large-scale structural inequalities.

Many urban educators live in fear: of their schools being labeled failures, of increasingly punitive sanctions, of loss of respect and livelihood.

School superintendents, business managers, central office leaders, elected officials, industry leaders, educators, and aspiring practitioners in the field of education will find this book a useful resource in understanding innovative ways to stretch limited school resources or to improve the scope and quality of services and programs offered to deserving students.

This book is a "e;must read"e; for every parent who has ever signed a check for tuition, every student who has ever wondered where all the distinguished professors are hiding, and everyone else who has ever questioned what faculty do with themselves all day.

Relativ kurze Zeit nach Veröffentlichung der ersten Auflage dieses Buches erscheint die zweite Auflage, ohne die Erstauflage mit ihren Zielsetzungen, Kerngedanken und Inhalten wesentlich zu verändern.

'I have found Sally Raymond's worksheets ideally suited for use with pupils in need of focussed literacy development materials.

This book tackles the role of universities in driving economic growth.

This book is a basic treatment of faculty performance appraisal in higher education.

The Internet, high-tech calculators, and other technological advances have made student cheating easier and more common than ever before.

This book provides pragmatic strategies and models for student assessment and ameliorates the heightened sense of confusion that too many educators and leaders experience around the complexities associated with assessment.

`This is an important book, not least because OfTED may well have changed English schools more substantially than any previous curriculum development or assessment development programme' - Mentoring & TutoringThis book looks at the relationship between school inspection and school improvement.

An optimistic yet practical assessment of how postsecondary education can evolve to meet the needs of next-generation learners

Imagine a school with a diverse student body where everyone feels safe and valued, and all-regardless of race, culture, home language, sexual orientation, gender identity, academic history, and individual challenges-have the opportunity to succeed with interesting classes, projects, and activities.

This book examines the history of Bosnia and post-conflict Bosnian education in the setting of a society very much still politically divided.

We hear all the time how American children are falling behind their global peers in various basic subjects, but particularly in math.

A military journalist shines a light on the unsung heroism and contributions of enlisted combat reporters in the Vietnam War in these revealing interviews.

How can we create and sustain professional learning programs that actually lead to improved student achievement?

The Relevance of the Humanities to the 21st Century Workplace provides a blueprint for higher education faculty, boards, presidents, senior leaders, parents, students, recent graduates, and other stakeholders.

Visualize Your Teaching offers a unique way of helping educators see their own teaching so they can strengthen their practice.

The 12 Laws of Urban School Leadership was written to give urban school principals strategies for successfully implementing change, and achieving systemic reforms.

In a context of increased politicization led by state and federal policymakers, corporate reformers, and for-profit educational organizations, The Politics of Education Policy in an Era of Inequality explores a new vision for leading schools grounded in culturally relevant advocacy and social justice theories.

Authored by a legal specialist and an education professor, this study is targeted to everyone involved in the education of students with disabilities and provides a full examinatiaon of the legal issues.