Educational administration and organization

This highly practical book supports the knowledge and development of teaching assistants and learning support assistants (TAs/LSAs) in their understanding of neurodivergent pupils.

Written by a highly acclaimed expert in the field, this practical and accessible book addresses all the critical aspects of effective nursery management.

This title was first published in 2001.

Educational Outcomes for Students With Disabilities provides readers with the most current perspectives on outcomes that are certain to have an influence on the services they provide.

This book answers a need for pedagogic guidance and instruction in designing, implementing and evaluating global leadership as an academic subject.

'Every school a great school' is not just a slogan, but an aspiration for the next stage of education reform, in which each student has the opportunity to reach their full potential.

Jacques Derrida and Jean-Francois Lyotard constitute two of the most notable figures of poststructuralist thought and philosophy of the postmodern period.

Pressures for transformational change have become a regular feature of most fields of human endeavour.

Kids today can learn more from a five-minute YouTube video or AI chatbot than they can from a full day of lectures.

Exploring Social Justice in Practice in Education focuses on the tensions and challenges to issues of fairness and social and cognitive justice in the sphere of education.

This book examines the important issue of Turkey's relationship with Europe.

This accessible and empowering book helps SENCOs and their line managers to define what leadership of SEND means in practice and how SENCOs can continue to grow and develop in their role.

A practical and entertaining volume, Cage-Busting Leadership will be of profound interest and value to school and district leadersand to everyone with a stake in school improvement.

Good behaviour is the beginning of great learning.

On the basis of a national research project undertaken in England, this volume explores how and why young people's engagement is so important globally in education and society, and looks at what teachers and students think about citizenship and community.

This edited book brings together teachers and education academics who are committed to education about, for and through democracy.

This book explores the implications of focusing learning in university leadership.

American schools are undergoing huge changes, among the most significant of which is that their size is increasing rapidly.

Bullying prevention is a priority for all who work with our youth in our schools, parks, organizations, and athletic fields.

Many teachers strive to work in a particular type of school, a precise location or a specific post.

This book examines the educational role of three international organizations created as part of the post-World War II multilateral architecture: the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the World Bank, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

America's research universities have undergone striking change in recent decades, as have many aspects of the society that surrounds them.

The transition to mid- and top-level educational leadership is often full of unexpected turbulence, confusing conversations, and mind-boggling navigational dilemmas that can send even the best leader into a tailspin.

A shrewd examination and critique of an industry that exerts a far-reaching influence on college admissions in the United States.

This book presents the outcomes of research and practical endeavour in some of the diverse contexts in which learning takes place: classrooms, schools, professional development settings, community projects and service sector agencies.

In those times when we want to acquire a new skill or face a formidable challenge we hope to overcome, what we need most are patience, focus, and discipline, traits that seem elusive or difficult to maintain.

Education in the Global City examines education in Singapore through the critical lens of 'manufacturing'.

This volume brings together many of South Africa's leading scholars of education and covers the full range of South African schooling: from financing and policy reform to in-depth discussions of literacy, numeracy, teacher development and curriculum change.

Education in the twenty-first century demands that we examine school practices as never before.

The second edition of this textbook from respected author team Kaplan and Owings explores how principals can effectively build a culture around student achievement.

When science adopts the logic of the marketAmerican universities today serve as economic engines, performing the scientific research that will create new industries, drive economic growth, and keep the United States globally competitive.

Für die Autorinnen und Autoren dieses Buches sind die 'guten Lehrerinnen und Lehrer' vor allem Lehrende, die bereit sind, ihr eigenes erzieherisches Alltagshandeln kritisch zu reflek-tieren und das eigene Handlungsverständnis nach einem veränderungsorientierten Paradigma aufzubauen, um die bei Kindern und Jugendlichen vorhandenen Ressourcen zur Entfaltung zu bringen.

The yearbook is organized around four issues, each of which can be viewed as representing an important focal point to improve teacher and teaching quality and having important implications for school finance.

The Challenge of Greatness: The Legacy of Great Teachers reveals the characteristics and teaching strategies of Great Teachers.

Self-evaluation is going global.

The story of the American university in the past half century is about the rise of women in participation as students, faculty members, college athletes, and in subsequently changing the overall university culture for the better.

Learning-Focused Supervision: Developing Professional Expertise in Standards-Driven Systems is a practical guide for instructional supervisors at any level.

Teachers view homework as an opportunity for students to continue learning after the bell rings.

This collection of original essays on virtue ethics and moral education seeks to fill this gap in the recent literature of moral education, combining broader analyses with detailed coverage of:* the varieties of virtue* weakness and integrity* relativism and rival traditions* means and methods of educating the virtuesThe rare collaboration of professional ethical theorists and educational philosophers provides a ground-breaking work and an exciting new focus in a growing area of research.

Managing problems has always been a major responsibility of headship, but a substantial number of primary heads now regard their role as especially problematic.

As the 21st century unfolds, the pace of change in the world is accelerating.

The higher education industry might seem like it's booming, with over 200 million students in universities and colleges worldwide and funds flowing in like never before.

This informative and humorous A to Z of management in FE includes over fifty entries, from key terms in management theory to exemplary figures in FE and current trends.

N3xt Practices is a ground-breaking advisory book for education decision makers.

Sharpen advising expertise by exploring critical issues affecting the field Beyond Foundations, a core resource for experienced academic advisors, gives practitioners insight into important issues affecting academic advising.

Sharpen your students' communication skills while integrating digital tools into writing instruction.

The Road to Tenure offers humorous recollections of the messiness and confusion that fill the days of a pre-tenure academic-from graduate school through the postdoc and into the assistant professor days.