Download or read book Jsl Vol 15 N1 written by JOURNAL OF SCHOOL LEADERSHIP and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2005-03-04 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Journal of School Leadership is broadening the conversation about schools and leadership and is currently accepting manuscripts. We welcome manuscripts based on cutting-edge research from a wide variety of theoretical perspectives and methodological orientations. The editorial team is particularly interested in working with international authors, authors from traditionally marginalized populations, and in work that is relevant to practitioners around the world. Growing numbers of educators and professors look to the six bimonthly issues to: deal with problems directly related to contemporary school leadership practice teach courses on school leadership and policy use as a quality reference in writing articles about school leadership and improvement.
Download or read book Dissertation Abstracts International written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Teaching as a profession written by Farhana Rashid and published by diplom.de. This book was released on 2016-09-14 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teachers play an important role in fostering the intellectual and social development of children during their formative years. The education that students acquire is key to determining the future of those students. Secondary school teachers help students investigate more deeply into subjects introduced in primary school and expose them to more information about the world. Secondary school teachers specialize in a specific subject, they also may teach subjects that are career oriented. Additional responsibilities of secondary school Social Science teachers may include career guidance and job placement, as well as following up with students after graduation. Social Science teachers are working in a society loaded with social, environmental and economic problems. So it is very important to know whether Social Science teachers are happy or not in their profession; is they are facing any problem to do their real job; are they making effective citizen for the community and the world. The purpose of this study was to find out the key aspects of Social Science teachers’ profession in Bangladesh and the specialty of teaching Social Science at secondary schools. Understanding the importance of Social Science teachers’ perception for their profession the study tried to investigate their perception about the profession.
Download or read book TALIS 2013 Results An International Perspective on Teaching and Learning written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2014-06-25 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents the results of the second cycle of the TALIS survey conducted in 2013.
Download or read book School based Decision Making written by Mary K. Biziorek and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book International Summit on the Teaching Profession Valuing our Teachers and Raising their Status How Communities Can Help written by Schleicher Andreas and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2018-03-15 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is increasing recognition that teachers will play a key role in preparing students for the challenges of the future. We expect teachers to equip students with the skill set and knowledge required for success in an increasingly global, digital, complex, uncertain and volatile world.
Download or read book Leading Research in Educational Administration written by Michael DiPaola and published by IAP. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading Research in Educational Administration: A Festschrift for Wayne K. Hoy is the tenth in a series on research and theory dedicated to advancing our understanding of schools through empirical study and theoretical analysis that was initiated by Wayne and Cecil G. Miskel. This tenth anniversary edition honors and celebrates the research leadership Wayne has provided in the field of educational administration through his distinguished career. The festschrift is organized around the analysis of school contexts and includes constructs Wayne and his protégés have studied and researched: climate, trust, efficacy, academic optimism, organizational citizenship, and mindfulness. It concludes with the work of colleagues on the salient contemporary issues of innovation, power, leadership succession, and several others focused on improving schools. Chapter authors all have close connections to Wayne - former students and their students, as well as colleagues and friends.
Download or read book Introduction to the Principalship written by Leslie S. Kaplan and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-09-26 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of this textbook from respected author team Kaplan and Owings explores how principals can effectively build a culture around student achievement. Introduction to the Principalship, a second edition closely aligned with NELP (2018) standards, helps aspiring principals understand how to develop a vision for improvement, make decisions and manage conflict, build teachers’ capacity, communicate, monitor the organization’s performance, and create a school climate of mutual respect. This important book provides readers with various leadership concepts to inform their practice, as well as the cognitive and practical tools to evaluate and prioritize what leadership actions to take. Each chapter offers opportunities for readers to create personal meaning and explore new ways of doing leadership to advance a positive, person-focused environment. Providing both the theoretical framework and skills for effective practice, Introduction to the Principalship addresses the issues most urgent and relevant for educational leadership graduate students learning how to build a school culture that promotes every student’s success. Fully revised, this second edition includes a new chapter on building your capacity for leadership, expanded discussion of data-informed accountability, equity considerations, and crisis management, and all chapters updated and revised throughout to reflect the latest developments in the field. Special Features: Learning Objectives - chapter openers introduce the topic and initiate student thinking Reflections and Relevance - interactive exercises, role plays, class activities, and assignments that can be used synchronously and asynchronously to deepen and extend student learning Key Takeaways - organized by learning objective, these answer readers’ question, "What about this information is meaningful for me as an aspiring principal?" Suggested Readings - each chapter concludes with annotated suggested readings to extend and deepen discussion of key issues in chapter NELP Standards - each chapter is aligned to the latest school leadership licensure standards Companion Website - includes links to supplemental material, additional readings, video clips with related teaching and learning activities, and PowerPoints for instructors.
Download or read book Resources in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Primary Teachers Stress written by Geoff Troman and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book looks at the causes of teacher stress, asks why thousands of teachers are leaving the profession every year and suggests way of preventing and coping.
Download or read book Research in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 900 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Leading In Sync written by Jill Harrison Berg and published by ASCD. This book was released on 2018-08-15 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teacher leadership holds great promise for improving the quality of teaching and ensuring student success. But for co-performance of leadership among teacher leaders and principals to be effective, they must learn to lead in sync. Leading In Sync: Teacher Leaders and Principals Working Together for Student Learning provides principals, assistant principals, coaches, department leaders, grade-level and content team leaders, mentors, professional development leaders, and in fact all teachers with the strategies and tools needed to *Examine their own thinking about what constitutes high-quality teaching so they can work toward a shared vision. *Identify teachers’ many strengths as potential assets for achieving the shared vision. *Recognize ways in which most teachers are already leading. *Support leadership collaboration through efficient, effective communication. *Develop trust required to learn to lead together. Jill Harrison Berg offers thought-provoking context and reflection questions that enable educators to examine their unique settings; real-world examples of teachers and principals co-performing leadership to improve student success; and dozens of strategies, tools, and templates to facilitate leading in sync. This book includes a link to free downloadable tools.
Download or read book Educational Governance and Administration written by Thomas J. Sergiovanni and published by Pearson. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Educational Governance and Administation, 6/e takes a problem-solving approach to the real issues that administrators face. The sixth edition of Educational Governance and Administration provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to school finance issues and schools as political systems. Its case-based approach, descriptive studies of how schools work, and a broad look at the historical, political, social contexts that make up this area of study make this book a valuable tool for every aspiring educator, policymaker, and citizen looking for an overview of the current American educational system. Educational Governance and Administration examines administrative practices with a critical eye and provides a balanced overview of the development of educational administration, taking into account the roles of teachers, students, principals and superintendents. Examining the expanding role of the government in education and leadership, how schools work as political systems, and how administrators balance local, state and federal influences, the extensively revised Sixth Edition contains a completely updated and comprehensive discussion of policy and policy making, as well as the financial and legal challenges that school leaders face.
Download or read book School Climate written by H. Jerome Freiberg and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-08-02 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like a strong foundation in a house, the climate of a school is the foundation that supports the structures of teaching and learning. This book provides a framework for educators to look at school and classroom climates using both informal and formal measures. Each chapter focuses on a different aspect of climate and details techniques which may be used by heads or classroom teachers to judge the health of their learning environment. The book sets out to enhance understanding of the components of a healthy learning environment and the tools needed to improve that environment. It also looks at ways to assess the impact of change activities in improving and sustaining educational excellence. The international team of contributors bring perspectives from the school systems in America, UK, Australia and Holland.
Download or read book Inside Teaching written by John Blanchard and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-07-14 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book distils key research and evidence about what effective teaching means in practice. Covering all aspects of teaching, it encourages the reader to reflect on their pupils, their planning, teaching and assessing and their continual professional development. Inside Teaching has an emphasis throughout on encouraging dialogue with pupils about what they're doing, why they’re doing it, and how they can evaluate and develop what they do. Including questions for reflection and summaries of key ideas, the book provides practical support to help teachers ensure that they make a real difference to their pupils’ chances of success. Chapters include: Pupils with different backgrounds and levels of support Working with your pupils’ parents and carers Planning to frame your pupils’ thinking Developing effective feedback for your pupils Making meetings useful Observing lessons and being observed. This practical book will be an essential resource for both trainee and practising teachers who want to help their pupils to fulfil their physical, emotional and intellectual potential.
Download or read book Professional Development for Leaders and Managers of Self Governing Schools written by David Gamage and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-08-05 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The global trend toward self-governing schools (SGS) liberates school heads from bureaucratic shackles, making them leaders in their own right. The many challenges posed by the SGS model make it imperative that school leaders pursue professional development in leadership and management. This book draws on the author’s 34 years of experience in guiding, educating and training school leaders to offer a cutting edge prescription for professional development in school leadership.
Download or read book International Summit on the Teaching Profession Schools for 21st Century Learners Strong Leaders Confident Teachers Innovative Approaches written by Schleicher Andreas and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2015-03-12 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report summarises evidence from the OECD TALIS and PISA surveys that underpins the three themes of the 2015 International Summit on the Teaching Profession: school leadership, teachers’ self-efficacy and innovation.
