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Meyer, Elizabeth J. – Teachers College Press, 2009
While there have been countless studies of bullying and harassment in schools, none have examined the key gender issues related to these behaviors. In her new book, Meyer does just that and offers readers tangible and flexible suggestions to help them positively transform the culture of their school and reduce the incidences of gendered…
Descriptors: Sexual Harassment, Bullying, Homosexuality, Social Bias
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Moller, Jorunn – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2009
This article aims at providing insight into ways of constructing leadership for learning within a Norwegian context. The focus is on how a Norwegian principal talks about educational leadership and learning. The principal's story is juxtaposed with references to how her deputies and a group of teachers frame their experiences about leadership for…
Descriptors: Vision, Instructional Leadership, Principals, Educational Change
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McCollum, Daniel L.; Kajs, Lawrence T. – Educational Research Quarterly, 2009
The goal orientation theory of motivation posits sets of beliefs people hold regarding their goals. The 2 x 2 model of goal orientations has received almost no attention in the domain of educational leadership. The present researchers used a confirmatory factor analysis to test a measure based on the hypothesized 2 x 2 model in educational…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Student Motivation, Factor Analysis, Instructional Leadership
Alberta Education, 2010
The aim of this document is to give teachers and administrators the contextual and pedagogical tools for the late immersion program. It acts as a guide for beginning and experienced teachers who need to update their knowledge regarding this program and its details. For many working in this area, it also confirms their daily practices as well as…
Descriptors: Immersion Programs, French, Second Language Instruction, Adolescents
Immerwahr, John; Johnson, Jean – National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 2010
Six out of ten Americans now say that colleges today operate more like a business, focused more on the bottom line than on the educational experience of students. Further, the number of people who feel this way has increased by five percentage points in the last year alone and is up by eight percentage points since 2007. These are highlights from…
Descriptors: Higher Education, National Surveys, Educational Attitudes, Public Opinion
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Kleinert, Jane O'Regan; Harrison, Elizabeth M.; Fisher, Tracy L.; Kleinert, Harold L. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2010
Self-advocacy and self-determination include the abilities to select personal goals, plan steps toward goals, assess one's progress, make choices, and self-monitor and self-evaluate one's behaviors. These are important skills in both current and future environments. Unfortunately, youth with significant intellectual and developmental disabilities…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Developmental Disabilities, Self Advocacy, School Personnel
Strike, Kimberly T. – Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2006
This CD provides a thorough approach to the nuts and bolts of information that is needed by new faculty and staff. The disc allows administrators or personnel charged with the job of orientation of new staff, a quick and easy template that will provide a thorough orientation to a new building and or district.
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Teacher Orientation, Parochial Schools, Elementary Secondary Education
Ikenberry, Stanley O. – Trusteeship, 2010
With all the trials and tribulations, the job of a university president is one of the most rewarding. Yet, like every other aspect of society, the academic presidency has changed over the last several decades. A surprise turn of events gave the author an opportunity to reflect on the "then and now" question. Having served as president of…
Descriptors: Governing Boards, News Media, College Presidents, Objectives
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Yonezawa, Akiyoshi; Akiba, Hiroko; Hirouchi, Daisuke – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2009
To promote sustainable development within the global knowledge-based society, the Japanese government is urging the nation's higher education institutions to internationalize. Although a select number of Japanese universities are highly regarded in world university rankings, many observers argue that the majority of Japanese higher education…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Sustainable Development, Government Role, Foreign Countries
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Riley, Philip – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2009
In Australia, mentoring has been incorporated into the induction process for principals, aspirant leaders and beginning teachers. However, internationally three significant impediments to mentoring success have been identified in the literature: insufficient time; mentors' lack of professional expertise; and personality mismatches. To address…
Descriptors: Mentors, Attachment Behavior, Foreign Countries, Principals
Zhang, Naijian – Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, Ltd, 2011
The mission of this new fourth edition is to provide the reader with a solid foundation in the historical and philosophical perspectives of college student affairs development; assist the reader in understanding the major concepts and purpose of student affairs' practice, methods, and program models; enable the reader to conceptualize the theme,…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Health Services, Higher Education, Models
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Kelly, J. Terence – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2011
This chapter offers time-tested advice for new presidents, including how to build and maintain strong relationships with trustees, how to address the persistent concerns of student success and remediation, and how to access the college's economic condition as well as how to oversee and maintain strong funding channels.
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Presidents, Board Administrator Relationship, Interprofessional Relationship
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Petti, Amy D. – Journal of Staff Development, 2010
In this article, the author describes how an Oregon district redefines coaching roles to find a balance between school and district goals. As director of improvement for North Clackamas School District in Milwaukie, Oregon, near Portland, the author's role of coaching the coach was new, and the coaches welcomed the immediate feedback. Through the…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Goal Orientation, Program Implementation, Writing Workshops
Cook, Constance, Ed.; Kaplan, Matthew, Ed. – Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2011
Written by the director and staff of the first, and one of the largest, teaching centers in American higher education--the University of Michigan's Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT)--this book offers a unique perspective on the strategies for making a teaching center integral to an institution's educational mission. It presents a…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Graduate Students, Research Universities, Consultants
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Graczewski, Cheryl; Knudson, Joel; Holtzman, Deborah J. – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2009
Literature on school reform has emphasized the need for principals to expand beyond their traditionally administrative role and become instructional leaders. This article examines the relationship between the practice of site-based instructional leadership and the professional development that teachers received in the context of a district-wide…
Descriptors: School Restructuring, Instructional Improvement, Teacher Surveys, Educational Change
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