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Moeke-Pickering, Taima, Ed.; Cote-Meek, Sheila, Ed.; Pegoraro, Ann, Ed. – IGI Global, 2020
Women in the Academy are raising issues of pay parity, equal representation on committees, increased leadership positions, stories of resilience, and mentorship espousing changes at all levels including teaching, research, and administration. These strategies demand interrogation, and larger questions are being asked about the place of women…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Women Faculty, Equal Education, Inclusion
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Cramer, Sharon F., Ed. – SUNY Press, 2017
Building on the resources offered in the first volume of this series, this second volume offers governance members, leaders, and other academics valuable insights into the governance process in higher education. In a chapter drawn from his keynote address at the March 2015 SUNY Voices conference, Steven Bahls, president of Augustana College,…
Descriptors: Governance, Higher Education, College Administration, Educational Policy
McEwan, Elaine K. – 2002
As all educators face the pressures of accountability, it has become more important to hire effective teachers skilled at fostering outstanding academic achievement. This book is designed to provide both school administrators and teachers with information and inspiration about what goes into being an effective teacher. Chapter 1 describes a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
Heller, Daniel A. – Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2004
Just as the pool of qualified teacher applicants is shrinking and attrition rates are soaring, new standards are making entry into the teaching profession more difficult. Teachers can make sure their school system doesn't get caught in the crunch by implementing the approach from this visionary guide. Daniel A. Heller describes a top-to-bottom…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Personnel Selection, Mentors, Standards
Chance, Lucindia, Ed. – 2000
This book focuses on the how-to of developing Professional Development Schools (PDSs) without external funding, challenges of developing such partnerships, and benefits of PDSs to schools and universities. The nine chapters are: (1) "Creating a New Institution" (Nate Essex, Vivian Gunn Morris, Marty M. Harrison, and Fred Johnson); (2)…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Aaronsohn, Elizabeth – 1996
This book serves as a response to recurring questions from preservice teachers regarding the practice of student-centered teaching within the traditional school culture. The book uses the experience of one beginning teacher, Sheila, to develop its theme. It suggests that if practicing teachers have direct continuing access to teacher educators for…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Change Strategies, Educational Change, English Instruction