List 1 of books by Brian Caldwell

What Might The Founders Think?: Election 2016

by Brian Caldwell Fansler
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2018

As of Election Night 2016, 240 years have passed since the Declaration of Independence (Declaration). Does anyone remember what they were doing then? The previous Presidential election in 2012 marked the 225th anniversary of what we call today the Constitutional Convention (Convention). The Founders...

Beyond the Self-Managing School

by Brian Caldwell, Jim M. Spinks
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003

The broad approach of local management of schools or self-managing schools is now widely accepted. In Britain, there is even consensus between the three major political parties that the approach should be continued and extended. A key issue, though, is what comes next for self- managing schools? Drawing...

Transforming Education through the Arts

by Brian Caldwell, Tanya Vaughan
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2011

This timely book takes up the challenge of maintaining programs in the arts in the face of unrelenting pressure from two directions; the increasing focus on literacy and numeracy in schools, teamed with the cut-backs in public funding that often affect the arts most severely. Drawing on the wealth of evidence already available on the impact of the

Growing Healthy Vegetable Crops

Working with Nature to Control Diseases and Pests Organically

by Brian Caldwell
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2011

Part of the NOFA Guides. Includes information on: Basic concepts of pest control (host susceptibility, soil health, genetic resistance, ecosystem factors) Practical approaches (crop cultural practices, rescue treatments, special section on mammals and birds, food safety) Farm design for pest...

Zones of Control

Perspectives on Wargaming

by Jon Peterson, John Curry, Tetsuya Nakamura
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2016

Examinations of wargaming for entertainment, education, and military planning, in terms of design, critical analysis, and historical contexts. Games with military themes date back to antiquity, and yet they are curiously neglected in much of the academic and trade literature on games and game...

The Autonomy Premium

Professional Autonomy and Student Achievement in the 21st Century

by Caldwell, Brian J.
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2016

The Autonomy Premium is a concise response to the popular and often loosely defined debate about whether higher levels of student achievement may flow from autonomy in school management and professional practice. Drawing on over 40 years of research Brian J Caldwell examines a series of compelling...

The Self-Transforming School

by Brian J. Caldwell, Jim M. Spinks
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2013

The Self-Transforming School combines an insightful meta-analysis of factors contributing to the success of schools, and an examination of powerful mega-trends that are shaping developments in education, to offer the first mega-analysis in education policy and practice. The book spans fifty years,...

The Self-Managing School

by Brian J. Caldwell, Jim M. Spinks
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2005

First published in 1988. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Raising the Stakes

From Improvement to Transformation in the Reform of Schools

by Brian J. Caldwell, Jim Spinks
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2007

Raising the Stakes provides an understanding of the breadth of resources that are needed in order to provide a quality education to all students so that every individual, organisation and institution can become a stakeholder in the enterprise. This comprehensive book draws on best practice...

Leading the Self-Managing School

by Brian J. Caldwell, Jim M. Spinks
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2005

This work is a sequel to The Self-Managing School and deals with leadership responsibilities on two levels - as head of a school responsible for loca management and as a director in a Local Education Authority responsible

The Future Of Schools

Lessons From The Reform Of Public Education

by Brian J. Caldwell, Don Hayward
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2002

This text provides an analysis of the efforts to establish systems of self-managing schools around the world. The core of this book is the description of the transformation of the education system in the state of Victoria, Australia, from dependence in a highly centralized and bureaucratized structure...

Changing Schools in an Era of Globalization

by John Chi-Kin Lee, Brian J. Caldwell
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2012

Much has been written about globalization and the challenge of preparing young people for the new world of work and life in times of complexity and continuous change. However, few works have examined how globalization has and will continue to shape education in the East. This volume discusses education...

The Return Of The Mentor

Strategies For Workplace Learning

by Brian J. Caldwell, Earl M.A. Carter
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003

This is a book on the good practice of mentoring written by scholars and practitioners in education, health and industry. It considers the roles of the mentor-mentee in changing workplaces affected by external forces including technology, the economy and the dismantling of middle- management structures,...

The Alignment Premium

Benchmarking Australia’s Student Achievement, Professional Autonomy and System Adaptivity

by Brian J. Caldwell
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2018

It is time for a new narrative on schools in Australia. The Alignment Premium proposes its major features. Analysis of approaches in 13 countries, including most of the world’s top-performers, provides 15 benchmarks against which Australia’s performance is assessed. Findings include:- Alignment...