As suicide continues to be one of the leading causes of death among children under the age of fourteen, and as recent bullying statistics report a strong connection between bullying, being bullied, and suicide, it is time for society to set aside its obsession with grade-level benchmarks, test scores, and Blue Ribbon Schools, and instead demand that our students achieve the academic successes they deserve by ensuring that they are educated in schools that are intellectually, socially, and emotionally safe.
Why fears about a looming student loan crisis are unfounded-and how they obscure what's really wrong with student lendingCollege tuition and student debt levels have been rising at an alarming pace for at least two decades.
In diesem Buch widmen sich neue deutsche Lehrkräfte, die nach eigenem Empfinden schon längst Teil der deutschen Gesellschaft sind, die deutsche Sprache beherrschen und den sozialen Aufstieg durch Bildung geschafft haben, dem bundesdeutschen Bildungs- und Integrationsdiskurs.
This book investigates the localised effects of reform by exploring the impact of a school improvement policy agenda on the work of three experienced principals.
Collected here for the first time in English, this comprehensive book, written by an experienced insider privy to the inner workings of China's vigorous financial reforms, examines China's most important markets (money, bonds, foreign exchange, and stock) and the policies that regulate them.
At the center of this book is the complex and perplexing question of how to design professional preparation programs, organizational management practices, public policy systems and robust professional associations committed to and capable of, maintaining confidence, trust and the other hallmarks of responsible professionalism.
How leadership with love can make lasting changes, even in the toughest situations Lead Fearlessly, Love Hard offers real, actionable advice for those seeking to change the education system from within.
Utilizing the crucial elements of effective leadershippurpose, trust, focus, leverage, feedback, change, and sustainabilityeducation leaders can overcome the many challenges they face in their profession and learn the skills and characteristics they need to succeed.
Passing the Torch describes the remarkable achievements of public university students from marginalized populations who transcend oppression and poverty to become powerful leaders for social justice.
Implicit bias is often recognized as one of the reasons for instances of discrimination and injustice, despite most people explicitly believing in the importance of equality and justice for all people.
This book provides an overview and analysis of current tensions, debates and key issues within OECD nations, particularly Australia, the USA, Canada and the UK, with regard to where education is and should be going.
Examining a decade of research and practice, this book makes the case for a radical reappraisal of leadership, learning, and their interrelationship in educational policy.
Educational researchers, policy-makers and practitioners are increasingly focusing their attention on Professional Learning Networks in order to facilitate teacher development and encourage school and school system improvement.
Standards for Reporting Data to Educators provides a synthesis of research and best practices of how data should be presented to educators in order to optimize the effectiveness of data use.
This book proposes the new concept of "e;comprehensive global competence"e; in order to explore how to advocate, cultivate, and implement global competence at China's higher education institutions.
Student teachers have always worked with professionals during their teaching practice, but as teacher training becomes more school based, the role of the mentor has become much more important.
Too often educational leaders are caught in a "e;culture of nice,"e; finding it difficult to give their teachers and staff critical feedback to improve their practice.
Mit Andreas Gruschka blickt ein Vertreter aus der Zunft der PädagogInnen, der während der großen Bildungsreform der 1960er Jahre einflussreich wurde, der aber später die schärfste Kritik an der gegenwärtigen Reform vortrug, zurück für eine Bilanz.
Clemens Striebing arbeitet an den Beispielen von Transparenz und Multistakeholder Governance heraus, unter welchen Bedingungen Stiftungen gegenüber dem Gemeinwesen Rechenschaft für ihre Tätigkeit erbringen und wie effektiv diese Instrumente in der Praxis sind.
This book illustrates a pathway for knowledge production to benefit from interweaving the seemingly disparate historical experiences of Indigenous Peoples and computer science education.
Against the backdrop of research that tells us emotions are playing an increasingly prevalent role in organizations' performance, this text draws on empirical studies to powerfully argue that it is incumbent upon school principals to display emotional leadership within the education system.
This wide ranging book offers a fresh survey of the pastoral needs of primary age pupils, and pupils in early adolescence for both trainee and practising teachers.
A unique handbook for collegiate faculty, instructors, administrators, and graduate students in education to help professional and technical students discover meaning and purpose through their scholarship.
Organisationen lernen Identität: Alltäglich produzieren, sichern und riskieren sie ein spezifisches Wissen der Identität und übersetzen dieses im Spannungsfeld ökonomischer An- und Einpassungszwänge sowie programmatischer Ansprüche der Zweckerfüllung in eine Praxis organisationaler Selbstdarstellung, in einen ‚eigenen Stil‘.
College For Every Student shares best practices for raising college and career aspirations and increasing educational opportunities for underserved and diverse students in rural and urban districts.
Praise for The Handbook of College Athletics and Recreation Administration "e;The Handbook of College Athletics and Recreation Administration provides insiders' in-depth and firsthand perspectives on issues in the contemporary professional administration of intercollegiate athletics and recreation, as well as practical solutions to these issues.
Young people today know trouble from a host of sources: poverty, sexism and racism; the storms of a climate in turmoil; the loss of loved-ones to incarceration, addiction and suicide.
Few resources exist to give literacy teacher educators a comprehensive view of effective, innovative practices in their field, making this uniquely practical volume an important addition to the literature.