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Mifsud, Denise, Ed.; Day, Stephen P., Ed. – Teacher Education, Learning Innovation and Accountability, 2023
This edited book provides a critical re-reading of the concept of teacher education, in addition to a re-thinking of the sole focus on Initial Teacher Education (ITE), with implications for education policy, theory, and practice. This book presents new investigations that explore the concept of teacher education from ITE to retirement and how this…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Career Development, Educational Practices, Policy Formation
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Parrish, Dominique, Ed. – IntechOpen, 2020
Higher education contributes to the development of countries and their competitiveness in a global marketplace. However, to remain relevant and meet the demands of an ever-changing world, institutions and their operations must progress in unison with the changing world in which they function. Innovation can play a critical role in transforming and…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Higher Education, Educational Practices, Educational Change
Goodwin, Bryan; Cameron, Greg; Hein, Heather – McREL International, 2016
The leadership practices that matter most are the ones that research shows positively affect student achievement. This book outlines the findings of McREL's research and analysis on effective school leadership, which revealed 21 critical actions school leaders can take to make a real difference for their students and staff. Explore specific…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Evidence Based Practice, Guidance, Leadership Effectiveness
Cypres, Autumn, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2016
The purpose of this book is to examine the tensions, gaps, and intersections between the practices of leadership in educational systems, school leadership preparation programs, and the often different worlds of academia and k12 schools. Voices from both academia and k12 schools are used to illustrate the tensions that cluster around capacity,…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Educational Administration, Educational Practices, Politics of Education
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Taysum, Alison, Ed.; Rayner, Stephen, Ed. – International Perspectives on Higher Education Research, 2014
This volume acknowledges the need for better understanding in leadership, management and administration of new knowledge which is crucial for effective leadership in a period of massive policy reform and deepening austerity in education. The doctorate is key to meeting this global challenge as it offers new and valid ways of enabling innovation…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Leadership Training, Educational Improvement, Leadership Effectiveness
Hall, Gene E., Ed.; Quin, Linda F., Ed.; Gollnick, Donna M., Ed. – John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2018
This enlightening handbook offers current, international perspectives on the conditions in communities, contemporary practices in schooling, relevant research on teaching and learning, and implications for the future of education. It contains diverse conceptual frameworks for analyzing existing issues in education, including but not limited to…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Teaching Methods, Educational Practices, Context Effect
Donahue, David M., Ed.; Stuart, Jennifer, Ed. – Teachers College Press, 2010
The authors in this volume share exemplary arts-integration practices across the K-8 curriculum. Rather than providing formulas or scripts to be followed, they carefully describe how the arts provide an entry point for gaining insight into why and how students learn. The book includes rich and lively examples of public school teachers integrating…
Descriptors: Visual Arts, Teaching Methods, Educational Practices, Music
OECD Publishing (NJ3), 2008
As countries strive to reform education systems and improve student results, school leadership is high on education policy agendas. But in many countries, the men and women who run schools are overburdened, underpaid and near retirement. And few people are lining up for their jobs. Based on an OECD study of school leadership practices and policies…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Leadership Responsibility, Instructional Leadership, Educational Policy
Hopkins, David, Ed.; Nusche, Deborah, Ed.; Pont, Beatriz, Ed. – OECD Publishing (NJ3), 2008
This book explores what specialists are saying about system leadership for school improvement. Case studies examine innovative approaches to sharing leadership across schools in Belgium (Flanders), Finland and the United Kingdom (England) and leadership development programmes for system improvement in Australia and Austria. As these are emerging…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Educational Change, Leadership Responsibility
Reeves, Douglas B. – Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2008
Author Douglas B. Reeves illuminates the way forward to higher student achievement through a framework for teacher leadership. Learn why the best way to expand and extend the most powerful teaching strategies is for teachers to observe the practices of other teachers and school administrators to build teacher leader networks that encourage the…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Leadership, Teaching Methods
Outcalt, Charles L., Ed.; Faris, Shannon K., Ed.; McMahon, Kathleen N., Ed. – 2001
The selections in this volume explain how, through service learning, residential living, community work, and student organizations, students can become leaders and more effective citizens. The chapters are: (1) "An Interview with Helen S. Astin" (Kathleen N. McMahon); (2) "The Emergence of Inclusive, Process-Oriented Leadership" (Shannon K. Faris…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Citizenship Education, Educational Practices, Higher Education
Jung, Ingrid, Ed.; King, Linda, Ed. – 1999
This document contains 19 papers on gender, innovation, and education in Latin America. The following papers are included: "Introduction" (Ingrid Jung); "Reflections on the Gender Perspective in Experiences of Non-Formal Education with Women" (Lilian Celiberti); "Gender and Innovation" (Graciela Messina);…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Community Development