R L Education: 708 books
Joey's Story
A Portrait of a School Leader
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2002
The twists and turns and influences of life that helped shape the career of this award-winning school administrator form a story worth telling and sharing with anyone who works or aspires to a career in education. The book is a revealing look at the author's childhood spent growing up in a large city...
Educating Elites
Class Privilege and Educational Advantage
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2010
The gaze of educational researchers has traditionally been turned 'down' toward the experiences of communities deemed at-risk, presumably with the purpose of improving their plight. Indeed, theorizing about the relationship between education, culture, and society has typically emerged from the study...
Shaping Social Justice Leadership
Insights of Women Educators Worldwide
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2012
Shaping Social Justice Leadership: Insights of Women Educators Worldwide contains evocative portraits of twenty-three women educators and leaders from around the world whose actions are shaping social justice leadership. Woven from words of their own narratives, the women’s voices lift off the page...
Getting It Right
The Essential Elements of a Dissertation
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2012
Getting It Right: The Essential Elements of the Dissertation was written for graduate students writing their dissertations. Clearly written and organized into five thematic chapters— introduction and rationale; review of literature; methods; results/findings; and interpretation and recommendations—this...
The Crucial Voice of the People, Past and Present
Education’s Missing Ingredient
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
The Crucial Voice of the People, Past and Present, Young presents important insights into what can be done to “fix” America’s public education system. Her research and observations are eye opening and provide all readers with a galvanizing focus on what needs to be done and how to get there....
by Robert J. Brown, Jeffrey R. Cornwall
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2000
Demands for vouchers, charter schools, the growth of home schooling and the rebirth of private education are creating increased competition for public schools. This primer and toolkit for the educators of tomorrow offers skill development ideas, specific ideas, examples, and questions that will guide school leaders as they compete in the new educational marketplace.
Collaborative Action for Change
Selected Proceedings from the 2007 Symposium on Music Teacher Education
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Collaborative Action for Change presents new directions in the preparation and lifelong professional development of music educators. The book's chapters are based on some of the most effective presentations from the 2007 Symposium on Music Teacher Education. The Symposium focused on examples of successful...
Straitjacket
How Overregulation Stifles Creativity and Innovation in Education
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2013
Public schools have been placed in a straitjacket over the past 30 years through overregulation as a result of the growing power of the federal government over public education, expanding court decisions, state government legislation, school board policies and procedures, and the media's influence...
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...
Law and American Education
A Case Brief Approach
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2012
This third edition expands coverage on such topics as the law and students with disabilities, confidentiality, sexual harassment, student searches and tuition vouchers. It also includes some new topics such as bullying, copyright law, and the law and the internet.
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Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2012
Teacher Educators as Members of an Evolving Profession focuses on the overall role of teacher educators who might be seen as leaders involved in the transformation of schools and schooling in a manner appropriate for the requirements of the 21st century. Teacher education is perceived in this book...
Curriculum on the Edge of Survival
How Schools Fail to Prepare Students for Membership in a Democracy
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2012
Typically, school curriculum has been viewed through the lens of preparation for the workplace or higher education, both worthy objectives. However, this is not the only lens, and perhaps not even the most powerful one to use, if the goal is to optimize the educational system. Curriculum on the Edge...
Educating Scientists and Engineers
Grade School to Grad School
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 1989
American Schools, colleges, and universities educate the scientists and engineers who replenish the technical work force. This report examines how and why students are drawn toward or deterred from pursuing a career in science or engineering. Schools, families, peers, informal education efforts (museums, science centers, etc.) all play a role.
Back to Common Sense
Rethinking School Change
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2010
There are times in today's educational world when it seems as if common sense has lost its place as a factor in critical decision making. This book strives to provide alternative, practical, and commonsense solutions to decision making in several traditional areas of education. Intended for professional...