Educational strategies and policy

"e;The main objective of the New Education Experiment is to restore the richness and completeness of human nature.

Inequalities in educational opportunity have been a persistent feature of all school systems for generations, with conventional explanations of differences in educational attainment tending to be reduced to either quantitative or non-quantitative 'list' theories.

This fascinating book shows how an understanding of the psychodynamics of the extended family, from parental relations to sibling rivalries, can provide insight into many of the key issues faced by organizations today.

Margaret Heritage presents a practical guide to formative assessment as a process of ';inquiry and action' essential to twenty-first century learning.

This book provides a comparative-historical analysis of school politics in Norway and Germany, inspired by Rokkanian cleavage theory.

Handbook of Research in International Human Resource Management, a book in LEA's Organization and Management Series, provides a sophisticated, in-depth examination of research in international human resource management (IHRM).

Based on the author's 30 years experience of management development and a background in design and psychology, this book takes a fresh look at leadership as a systemic shared phenomenon.

This book explores contemporary perspectives and research on inclusion, providing a platform for discussing inclusion at an international level and its intersections with belonging and equity.

Digital Learning in High-Needs Schools examines the challenges and affordances that arise when high-needs school communities integrate educational technologies into their unique settings.

Numerous scholars have noticed that certain political institutions, including federalism, majoritarian electoral systems, and presidentialism, are linked to lower levels of income redistribution.

International Human Resource Management offers a contemporary and multilayered introduction to international and comparative human resource management for university study.

This book illustrates the agile transformation journey of a consulting organization.

School playtimes account for 20% of a child's school life, but how can schools ensure that this time is as beneficial as possible for primary school pupils?

The Politics of Architectural Pedagogy in Iran explores the evolution of architectural pedagogy during two significant socio-political upheavals in Iran: The White Revolution (1963) and the Islamic Revolution (1979).

Do you find yourself asking: How am I supposed to put assessment, differentiated instruction, and multi-tiered instruction into practice?

During the mid-1990s, a bilingual intercultural education initiative was launched to promote the introduction of indigenous languages alongside Spanish in public elementary schools in Bolivia's indigenous regions.

In Global Taiwanese, Fiona Moore explores the different ways in which Taiwanese expatriates in London and Toronto, along with professionals living in Taipei, use their shared Taiwanese identities to construct and maintain global and local networks.

The fourth edition of this bestselling text provides a comprehensive discussion of single case research methodology, with updated information throughout the book, including new content on design types, design selection, social validity, fidelity, generality, visual analysis, and writing.

This book presents an Asian perspective on transformative science education in the context of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Originally published in 1988.

Der Umgang mit Veränderungsprozessen ist zum festen Bestandteil des Arbeitsalltags geworden.

Rite of Passage Parenting Workbook teaches parents how to build into their children's lives the essential experiences every child needs: (1) an authentic Rite of Passage, (2) Significant Tasks, (3) Logical Consequences, and (4) Grace Deposits from parents, grandparents, and other caring adults.

This book offers a sociological account of the process by which companies instituted and continue to institute outsourcing in their organization.

"e;New Education is a path, where people can explore and walk ahead.

In the past decade, post-structural policy analysis in education has evolved, primarily focusing on disrupting dominant narratives about education policy research, development and implementation, and the aims and outcomes of the policy-research nexus.

In the last four decades, Australia has resettled thousands of African refugees.

Presenting an innovative approach to the field of organizational management, this book proposes a Yin Yang (cosmological) perspective as an alternative to existing management concepts, serving to conceptualize the organization processes in a more holistic way.

The psychological contract describes the employer-employee relationship as an individualised exchange between organisations and their members.

Die (Forderung nach) Inklusion von Menschen mit Behinderungen wirft Fragen auf und führt zu kontroversen Antwortversuchen.

This book is an in-depth analysis of the educational development of tribals in India.

Many assumed characteristics of generational groupings are actually "e;myths,"e; meaning that generational stereotypes are not accurate across all members of a generation.

Educational Accountability: International perspectives on challenges and possibilities for school leadership provides an opportunity to assess, reflect on, and discuss current issues surrounding accountability policies in education from around the globe and the implications they hold for school leadership.

This book examines how student debt informs the political action and participation of university students.

Challenging the current state of public education and teacher preparation, this book argues for a re-imagination of teacher education through a critical feminist and critical education perspective.

Originally published in 1989 Liberal Neutrality approaches the recommendation of neutrality by confronting the abstract prescription (that we should be neutral) with the implications for particular people and institutions.

Gender diversity and cross-cultural, cross-generational working in organisations has led to new challenges for leadership, which many companies are solving through executive coaching.

There is a growing interest in the knowledge economy, and the new types of job and ways of working associated with it.

How businesses and other organizations can improve their performance by tapping the power of differences in how people thinkWhat if workforce diversity is more than simply the right thing to do?

Many colleges and universities have not engaged in the critical self-examination of their campuses necessary for effectively serving racially diverse student populations.

The second volume in this Early Childhood Education in the 21st Century: International Teaching, Family and Policy Perspectives miniseries focuses on teacher and family perspectives of early childhood education and care from 19 different countries around the world.

Voices for Diversity and Social Justice: A Literary Education Anthology is an unflinching exploration through poetry, prose, and art of the heart of our educational system-of the segregation, bias, and oppression that are part of the daily lives of so many students and educators.

This book is a comprehensive introduction to the profession for school counselors in training, providing special focus on the topics most relevant to the school counselor's role, and offers specific strategies for practical application and implementation.

Ageism is too often an accepted form of bias, even though the facts support the value of aging.

Working with a discouraged, disorganized, cynical team?

What is working in education in the UK - and what isn't?

Mindfulness is a way of paying attention to the present moment, helping us become more aware of our thoughts and feelings so that instead of being overwhelmed by them, we are better able to manage them.

Find satisfaction and financial success with a new career in coaching Getting Started in Personal and Executive Coaching offers a go-to reference designed to help every mental health professional build, manage, and sustain a thriving coaching practice.

The subject of minority children's learning has long been the concern of civic leaders, parents, scholars, and educators.