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Since 2013, the Annual Review of Comparative and International Education has covered significant developments in the field of comparative and international education. The Annual Review of Comparative and International Education 2020 begins with a...

This volume originates from the International Study of Principal Preparation (ISPP), a collaborative project representing nearly a decade of research on principal preparation in countries throughout the world. Through focused stages of research, the ISPP...

""Unless we believe that those who have more are inherently superior to those who have less, we should be troubled by the fact that patterns of achievement are often fairly predictable, particularly with respect to students' race and class.""In Creating...

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The Age of Teacher Shortages is a practical look at the reasons for teacher shortages in schools across America, and suggests solutions. These shortages are wide-reaching and becoming more extensive with each passing year. Although the bulk of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781954631397Author Joellen KillionFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint Solution TreePublisher Solution TreeWeight(grams) 703g

In light of a new wave of globalisation, cultural mobility, and criticism of Anglo-American domination, how must educational administrators and leaders respond to the challenges of internationalising their curricula and accommodating diversity? ...

As a result of multiple unfavorable circumstances, public schools have been unable to effectively educate America's most disadvantaged student population-Latinos. In this book, author Leonard Valverde contends that it is imperative to reinvent schools in...

ORDER 10 OR MORE OF ANY ITEM AND RECEIVE A 20% DISCOUNT! Preventing Classroom Discipline Problems is a handbook, with its own self-improvement exercises, for all the skills needed to implement successful classroom management and eliminate discipline...

You Finally Have the Job-Now What? From that first early morning media call to working with subordinates, The Superintendent's First Day In the Office is brimming with information for new superintendents. Berger has picked the brains of two dozen...

This 112-page publication, Preparing Schools and School Systems for the 21st Century, presents characteristics of schools and school systems capable of preparing students for a global knowledge/information age. Order copies of this publication for board...

In Paradigm Lost, Spady explores the important changes in culture, instruction, school calendars and school agenda that school leaders must make to prepare students for the next millennium despite the fact that the current system of schooling leads to...

There are no magical prescriptions for success as a school leader, but Joe Batory's exemplary career as a superintendent provides ample examples of effective leadership. He truly 'Lets it All Hang Out' in this very revealing portrait of the human side of...

Global Leadership For Social Justice: Taking It From The Field To Practice proposes perspectives for conceptualizing the preparation of leaders for social justice and equity-oriented work in schools. Although faculty in the field of education have...

Reforming schools in an information-based society has made communication an even more crucial skill for district and school administrators. Although communication has been identified as an essential area of practice, it has largely been ignored in the...

What is the role of the social scientist in public affairs? How have changes in the structure of the university system and the culture of academia reshaped the opportunities and constraints facing contemporary scholars? The Social Scientist as Public...

Here is a timely response to the research findings of the last decade. Why Students Underachieve: What Educators and Parents Can Do about It focuses on the need to understand how prevalent trauma is in the lives of our students and how it impacts the...

Here is a book to serve educators from all types of schools in either pre-service or professional development that is designed as a text for master's and licensure (post-master's) level. This book covers all the relevant issues in school law: * The legal...

Over the last 20 years, many districts and schools have begun to explore year-round education or a modified calendar in response to student under-achievement in low performing schools. Here, the authors detail their two-year study of Title I, year-round,...

When we view art, understanding comes in part as we engage in reflective practice. Here, author Zach Kelehear encourages school leaders and teachers to reflect on their own leadership capacities and to develop an art for leading schools. Using the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781441530851Author Ashanti RuffinFormat PaperbackPage Count 83Imprint Xlibris CorporationPublisher Xlibris CorporationWeight(grams) 136g

Cure Student Underachievement is the culmination of the authors' research, practice, and experience as principals, superintendents, graduate professors, and consultants in efforts to improve school performance and increase student achievement. Searching...

With dwindling funds and resources, tougher state and federal standards, and fatigue from more regulations and testing, many school administrators are giving up_or 'crashing' and leaving their posts. This book examines the process of sustaining and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781950075744Author Melanie Barton BraggFormat PaperbackPage Count 132Imprint Documeant PublishingPublisher Documeant PublishingWeight(grams) 177g

"This volume: * focuses on education reform and professional development processes intended to prepare and develop prospective and practicing educational leaders into leadership positions; * examines cultural, political, legal, economic and social...

Joldersma applies Levinas's ethics systematically to the commonplaces of education - teaching, learning, curriculum, and institutions - and elucidates the role of justice and responsibility and the meaning of calling and inspiration in education.About...

This book's primary focus is on racially and ethnically diverse women in educational leadership. Each chapter is written from a unique conceptual or empirical lens as shared by international female leaders. Of particular interest to readers is the...

School choice has been central to American education policy debate for a quarter-century. But throughout, school choice has been just that-school choice. In a potentially profound development, Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) reimagine parent choice in...

Emotion and School: Understanding How the Hidden Curriculum Influences Relationships, Leadership, Teaching, and Learning reports the history, developments, applications and possible future directions of relational and emotion-focused school research from...

Recently, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan suggested that placing Black men in the classroom as teachers is a critical need in the American educational system. Many education policymakers and researchers falsely believe that Black male teachers...

This book will feature lessons learned about the successful implementation of leadership program preparation and development programs that are grant-funded by the United States Department of Education through the School Leadership Program. Each chapter...

Total Leaders puts the minds of the most respected futurist, leadership, and change authorities to work for you in one simple yet dynamic leadership model that will help you strengthen your insights, performance, and effectiveness. The authors, a former...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781478734079Author Ogechi Ohaegbu-ShadamoroFormat PaperbackPage Count 54Imprint Outskirts PressPublisher Outskirts PressWeight(grams) 82g

"Igniting School Performance" begins with a simple question. What kind of school do you want for the children in your neighborhood, town, city or county? While the question is a good starting point, other questions such as: Are you willing to...

Expert presentation of holistic planning for a learner-focused educational system. Integrates curriculum, facilities, personnel, finance, educational technology, and other significant planning tactics.Book InformationISBN 9780810842977Author Roger...

Finding the Time for Instructional Leadership is centered on the principalship and is designed to offer busy school leaders time management strategies for finding the time to be genuine instructional leaders. Leonard provides a set of tactics-called...

The macro-societal events against social injustice that have occurred recently have brought increasing attention to the problems of inequality in society. Specifically, social movements and events such as the Black Lives Matter and Stop Asian Hate, the...

Taking forward the notion of the scholar without borders, International Environments and Practices of Higher Education provides a critical review of the teaching practices in higher education in international contexts. Sticky problems and debates about...

Research indicates change is complex and difficult, and requires considerable time to achieve, sometimes years or even decades. This book presents major findings from a research study exploring the leadership needed to enact rapid change - defined as...

During the past decade, many countries have implemented a large-scale reform to improve teacher quality. These reforms have targeted a range of teacher policies including those on recruitment into teaching, pre-service teacher education, certification,...