Tom O Donoghue: 9 books
Leading Learning
Process, Themes and Issues in International Contexts
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2009
The study of educational leadership makes little sense unless it is in relation to who the leaders are, how they are leading, what is being led, and with what effect. Based on the premise that learning is at the heart of leadership and that leaders themselves should be learners, the Leadership for...
by Tom O'Donoghue, Elaine Lopes, Marnie O’Neill
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2011
Australia is a vast sparsely populated land and from an early date this created problems in terms of providing educational facilities. As part of the solution the nation has had a long tradition of using distance education methods to provide an education for its isolated primary and secondary school...
Understanding Contemporary Education
Key themes and issues
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2016
Understanding Contemporary Education offers an essential exploration of key concepts and issues in education that will allow education studies students, as well as trainee and practising teachers to engage in reflection, not only on work at the classroom level, but on education more broadly. Using...
Global to Local Curriculum Policy Processes
The Enactment of the International Baccalaureate in Remote International Schools
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2014
This book explores the dynamics of curriculum policy processes involved in the adoption, production and enactment of the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IBPYP), accredited by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO). It addresses deficits in current literature and provides...
Primary School Leadership in Cambodia
Context-Bound Teaching and Leading
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2018
This book investigates the relationship between context and leadership in post-conflict Cambodia. Building on the understanding that approaches to leadership are tightly woven within the contexts that leaders operate, the authors examine the case of primary school leadership in Cambodia. A low-income...
Secondary School Education in Ireland
History, Memories and Life Stories, 1922 - 1967
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2015
Adopting a life story approach, this book explores the memories of those who attended Irish secondary schools prior to 1967. It serves to initiate and enhance the practice of remembering secondary school education amongst those who attended secondary schools not just in Ireland, but around the world.
Leaders and Leadership in Serbian Primary Schools
Perspectives Across Two Worlds
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2018
This book explores the perspectives of primary school leaders in Serbia as they attempt to navigate its changing political, social and economic situation. As a post-socialist and post-conflict country, Serbia has moved from a state-ruled and planned economy to market-oriented consumerism and competitiveness....
Planning Your Qualitative Research Thesis and Project
An Introduction to Interpretivist Research in Education and the Social Sciences
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2018
The new edition of Planning Your Qualitative Research Thesis and Project provides easily accessible worked examples and valuable models which can be used as guides for plans and proposals. By demonstrating the thought and forward planning that is required when proposing a credible interpretivist study,...
School Restructuring
International Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2014
This is an examination of restructuring in the context of the curriculum and teaching and learning. International case studies are provided from the USA, Hong Kong, Australia and the UK.