Educational administration and organization

The adoption of the Canadian Constitution Act in 1982, with its embedded Charter of Rights and Freedoms, ushered in an era of unprecedented judicial influence on Canada's public policy.

This book results from interviews conducted with higher education leaders in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the US, and the UK.

Web-based school collaboration has attracted the sustained attention of educators, policy-makers, and governmental bodies around the world during the past decade.

The most comprehensive work on China's education reform available--from one of the nation's most influential figures in educationIn Advice on the Education of China, Zhu Yongxin explores points of view from both educational researchers and government officials and policymakers, thus providing a broader range of topics any other book available to Western audiences.

How can professional development in schools be designed to meet the specific needs of every individual?

This vital, sensitive guide explains the serious issues children face online and how they are impacted by them on a developmental, neurological, social, mental health and wellbeing level.

This book reflects on the models of leadership espoused by ancient Indic traditions, in particular the Advaita Vedanta tradition.

Alternative education caters and cares for students whose regular schools have failed and excluded them.

Published annually since 1985, the Handbook series provides a compendium of thorough and integrative literature reviews on a diverse array of topics of interest to the higher education scholarly and policy communities.

This is the first book to provide a multidisciplinary and global overview of evidence-based sexuality education (SE) programs and practices.

What kind of people run our schools?

Every good teacher strives to be a great teacher - and this must-have book shows you how!

As students begin finalizing college and career decisions, they are faced with tough choices that impact the next 2 to 42 years of their lives.

Vietnam is a dynamic member of the community of Southeast Asian nations.

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Originally published in 1945.

The volume of research into the economics of education has grown rapidly in recent years.

What is most remarkable about the assortment of discipline programs on the market today is the number of fundamental assumptions they seem to share.

This book investigates the form and features of governance and the factors that shape governance in practice in private universities in China.

Beginning with an abridged history of administrative and clinical supervision, The Principals Guide to Instructional Improvement offers principals both background information, as well as comprehensive models and examples, to analyze and improve teacher instruction.

A Leadership Playbook for Addressing Rapid Change in Education provides educational leaders with a simple, step-by-step approach for addressing rapid change.

This book examines practically useful management and people skills, and looks at competencies from the micro, meso, and macro- lens.

How can schools develop a shared vision that embraces the aspiration of all members of the school community?

Since the first edition of A Guide to Faculty Development was published in 2002, the dynamic field of educational and faculty development has undergone many changes.

This accessible and authoritative text gives social workers the tools they need for effective and ethical practice in school settings.

Stoic wisdom has become popular for helping us focus on what we can and can't control in life.

School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Preparing Educators and Improving Schools, 3rd Edition prepares future teachers and administrators to conduct effective and equitable programs of family and community engagement that contribute to student success in school.

Student engagement is fundamental to learning, yet it also constitutes a major and long-standing challenge to educators around the world.

Middle leading refers to those teachers that both teach and have leadership roles, and thus can bridge the gap between the practices of learning and the managemant of schooling.

The intent of this book is to provide a rich and broad view of the impact of argument-based inquiry in classrooms from the perspective of the teacher.

This specially commissioned collection of perspectives offers an analysis of the new organisation of the teaching profession - reconstructed around the notion of performance and the implications of a performance culture.

Reforming Education Systems for Inclusion and Equity addresses the universal challenge of developing forms of education that make a difference for all children and young people, no matter their characteristics or backgrounds.

This resource uses small schools as a framework for empowering educators and administrators to bring vibrant theatre programs to life, no matter their level of resources.

This book brings together the key events in the lives of 14 ethnically diverse school leaders and members of the NAHT 'Leaders for Race Equality' group through school, university, interviews and promotion.

Methods of Learning Communication Skills describes and analyzes different kinds of learning experiences and raises questions about their use by people engaged in social work training and education.

While many books explore the possibilities for developing inclusive practices in schools, and 'inclusion' is widely regarded as a desirable goal, much of the literature on the subject has been narrowly concerned with the inclusion of pupils with special educational needs.

Presenting a unique team-based problem-solving model, this book shows how to turn K-8 school change from a daunting prospect into an achievable goal supported by a concrete plan.

`A highly recommendable and powerful work.

An emphasis among educational policymakers to stress college for all students is neglecting the hopes and aspirations of millions of young people currently in school who either lack interest in academics or the inability to succeed in a more rigorous curriculum.

This thought-provoking text stems from the voices of young people in secondary schools, and what they want from their PSHE education.

Mentoring als reflexiver Erfahrungsraum und Instrument der Personalentwicklung kann Lehrpersonen im Berufseinstieg aber auch Studierende in den schulpraktischen Studien einen gelingenden Einstieg in die Profession ermöglichen.

Originally published in 1982.

"e;Adequacy lawsuits"e; have emerged as an alternative strategy in pursuit of improved public education in America.

Get more out of your lesson planner than just a place to record grades and attendance!

Become a better advocate-for your students, for your coworkers, and for yourself-with the valuable strategies in this accessible guidebook.

The premise of this guidebook for teacher educators, school professionals, and in-service and pre-service teachers is that bullying occurs because of breakdowns in relationships.

It is acknowledged that effective schools involve parents effectively.