Educational administration and organization

Marvel at the neuroscientific reasons why smart teens make dumb decisions!

From pressure to "e;teach to the test"e; and the use of quantitative metrics to define education "e;quality,"e; to the rise of "e;school choice"e; and the shift of principals from colleagues to managers, teachers in New York, Mexico City, and Toronto have experienced strikingly similar challenges to their professional autonomy.

How to be an Outstanding Primary Middle Leader is a compendium of research, advice, anecdotes and practical tips to help middle leaders excel in this complex and demanding role, without compromising their mental or physical health.

The first part of this book charts and analyses 2,688 working days of 384 teachers in 91 LEAs in 1991.

A book that draws equally on Richard Lee Colvin's deep acquaintance with contemporary education reform and the unique circumstances of the San Diego experience, Tilting at Windmills is a penetrating and invaluable account of Alan Bersin's contentious superintendency.

The Routledge Companion to Digital Journalism Studies offers an unprecedented collection of essays addressing the key issues and debates shaping the field of Digital Journalism Studies today.

Confront the issues that profoundly affect teachers, administrators, and students.

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China's top education thought leader provides a thorough examination of the state of China's education system-what's working, what's not, and what's to be doneObservations on the Education of China is a guide to the current status of education and educational thought in China, based on the author's visits to nearly 100 schools in more than 20 provinces throughout the country.

To get the full Being With Our Feelings experience, this book can be purchased alongside the storybooks.

How can educators find joy in the midst of seemingly overwhelming challenges?

Aufmerksamkeits- und Hyperaktivitätsstörungen (ADHS) zählen zu den häufigsten Verhaltensstörungen des Kindes- und Jugendalters (ca.

This book shows how to create a mentally healthy school by empowering young people to champion emotional wellbeing and positive mental health.

Urban school superintendents face unprecedented challenges.

This book focuses on the question of how to understand quality use of research evidence in education, or what it means to use research evidence well.

Critical Analysis of Parental Involvement in School presents in-depth explorations of parental involvement within culturally distinct contexts.

As the initial training of teachers becomes increasingly school-based, and as schools and colleges develop formal induction programmes for their newly qualified teachers, the role of the teacher mentor is fast becoming a pivotal one in teacher education.

To thrive in academia, wellbeing must be understood and nurtured.

This important volume explores how racism operates in schools and society, while also unpacking larger patterns of racist ideology and white privilege as it manifests across various levels of schooling.

Powerful conversations facilitate powerful thinking.

This book provides the user with a system for pre-determining the likelihood of grants success before investing time in proposal preparation.

At a time when America's schools face many of the most difficult challenges ever, the authors of Leading for Democracy: A Case-Based Approach to Principal Preparation return the reader to an agenda for democratic leadership for schools.

Social and economic changes around the globe have propelled increasing numbers of people into situations of chronic waiting, where promised access to political freedoms, social goods, or economic resources is delayed, often indefinitely.

This book is designed to help you navigate the challenges and joys of building and maintaining a healthy restorative ecosystem in your school, while providing concrete tools and real-world stories to guide you through the process.

Creating Spaces of Wellbeing and Belonging for Refugee and Asylum-Seeker Students: Skills and Strategies for Classroom Teachers outlines the ways educators can support positive educational and social outcomes for the most vulnerable children in their communities.

As AI becomes increasingly integrated into the higher education sector, academics are grappling with an identity crisis.

More than 50% of America's schools today exist in rural settings.

This book examines some of the most important challenges facing administrators and other professionals in PreK-12 schools today: safety and security, hiring and evaluating members of the faculty and staff, dealing with students' academic and behavioral challenges, assessing student performance, responding to disengaged or overly engaged parents, and handling external pressures from the community.

Relationships are everything in successful systems, and connections are cultivated by our actions and our words.

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.

Dieser Praxis-Leitfaden unterstützt Führungskräfte von Kindertagesstätten (Krippe, Kindergarten, Hort) bei der Bewältigung der heutigen Führungsherausforderungen (Wertschätzungskrise in der Frühpädagogik; demografischer Wandel; Kinder und Eltern als herausfordernde Anspruchsgruppen).

* How can we understand and theorise school leadership?

This volume offers new perspectives from Indigenous leaders in academic affairs, student affairs and central administration to improve colleges and universities in service to Indigenous students and professionals.

Schools are undergoing a mental health crisis and adult statistics surrounding male suicide paint a bleak picture of the future for boys in our schools.

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This book explores new approaches to successful innovation - with all uncertainty.

'I believe this book will change the conversation in schools on children's behaviour.

This book discusses various interactions in the sustainability and development sector.

Education Policy and Evaluation: A Context for Change offers one perspective in defining the problems of public policy in education and some suggestions for redirection.

One of the five books in the Mental Health and Wellbeing Teacher Toolkit, this practical resource focuses on how to support children and young people on a voyage of self-discovery, as they learn to be their own best friend.

This book will help you connect with your faculty and staff and develop the relationships necessary for student success.

You Know the Fair Rule is a comprehensive, practical, and realistic guide to effective practice.

Since the onset of the HIV epidemic, the behaviour of men who have sex with men has been subject to intense scrutiny on the part of the behavioural and sociomedical sciences.

Originally published in 1991, this book is about bullying and victimisation in children and young people, and ways of dealing with it.

What is a high-impact school?

Children and young people from diverse populations are statistically more at risk of exclusion, however education providers can make a difference to all children and young persons' learning outcomes no matter what their personal circumstances.

In this compelling and timely collection, Eric Wearne and a group of diverse contributors make the case for a new approach to teacher preparation and certification, in which institutions are empowered to educate, prepare, certify, hire, and develop teachers who have been prepared by different educational traditions.

This workbook is designed to be used to facilitate discussion and disseminate awareness amongst all professionals (social workers, teachers and health care professionals) who are required by law to report instances of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).

Human resource management, an essential part of public school administration, is particularly vulnerable to legal interpretation and challenge.