Administration category: 6852 books
Dealing with the Tough Stuff
Practical Solutions for School Administrators
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2012
The much-needed leadership tips and tools for new school administrators
Fledgling school administrators are often ill-prepared for their new leadership role and are frequently left to their own devices to navigate the slippery terrain of school administration. Dealing with the Tough Stuff:...
A Wilderness Study
Doctoral: Christian Education in Administration & Organisation
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2010
Every athlete will testify that not finishing a race is one of the worst feelings they can have. For once started, the aim indeed is to finish, preferably in first place, but finish nonetheless. Like those running a race, when going through a wilderness experience, the determination to endure is what...
Improving Access and Efficiency in Public Health Services
Mid-term Evaluation of India's National Rural Health Mission
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2008
This book presents a systematic mid-term evaluation of the processes of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), India's biggest rural health programme. Data from District Level Health Surveys (DLHS), National Family Health Surveys (NFHS) and Sample Registration System (SRS) as well as primary data...
Quality ESL Programs
An Administrator's Guide
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2000
This book is the first and only comprehensive guide for administrators building ESL programs. The guide provides insight into the development, administration, and evaluation of programs for ESOL students. It stresses the importance of facilitating policy decisions and creating a solid infrastructure...
Sons of the Mexican Revolution
Miguel Alemán and His Generation
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2016
The 1946 Mexican presidential election signaled the ascent of a new generation of cosmopolitan civilian government officials, led by the magnetic lawyer Miguel Alemán. Supporters hailed them as modernizing visionaries whose policies laid the foundation for unprecedented economic growth, while critics...
Research Methods for Public Administrators
Third Edition
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2014
As in previous editions, this highly practical book is written with beginning MPA students and practitioners in mind. It focuses on the interpretation and use of research findings, not just number crunching. It covers the entire research process, from initial questions to final report, in clear, jargon-free...
Beyond Retention
Cultivating Spaces of Equity, Justice, and Fairness for Women of Color in U.S. Higher Education
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
In Beyond Retention: Cultivating Spaces of Equity, Fairness, and Justice for Women of Color in U.S. Higher Education, Brenda Marina and Sabrina N. Ross address the continued underrepresentation of women faculty of color at predominantly White colleges and universities through a creative convergence...
by Benjamin Ginsberg, Alan Stone
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2016
This text provides an analysis of the variety of consequences that elections may have for the operation of American political institutions and the formulation and administration of policy.
The Phenomenon of Obama and the Agenda for Education
Can Hope Audaciously Trump Neoliberalism?
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011
Who should read this book? Anyone who is touched by public education teachers, administrators, teachereducators, students, parents, politicians, pundits, and citizens ought to read this book. It will speak to educators, policymakers and citizens who are concerned about the future of education and...
Charter Schools
Moving to the Next Level
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2007
Charter schools are public schools that may be started by anyone willing to do the work and who can get approval from a chartering authority.Over the last ten years, charter schools have popped up all over the nation.These schools are officially public schools, but there are a few differences.Charters...
The European Public Servant
A Shared Administrative Identity?
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2016
Sager & Overeem's timely analysis constitutes an original effort to integrate history of ideas and cutting-edge survey research. It presents the subject's ideational foundations as well as its modern manifestation in European administrative space. 'Sager & Overeem's excellent collection is...
The American School Superintendent
2010 Decennial Study
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2011
This must-have study offers a definitive look at the state of school leadership in the United States. It provides a detailed picture of the men and women leading the nation's schools, based on a representative sample of school leaders nationwide. The American Association of School Administrators has...
Disability & International Development
Towards Inclusive Global Health
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2009
One of the greatest challenges facing modern global health is how to include the most marginalized and impoverished people in international efforts to promote social and economic development. In Disability and International Development disability rights are situated within the broader context of global...
by Alex Marland, Jared Wesley
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2018
The Public Servant’s Guide to Government in Canada is a concise primer on the inner workings of government in Canada. This go-to resource is a useful reference guide for students and scholars, for new and lower-ranking public servants, or for anyone who wants to know more about how government really...