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Rabinowitz, Chanina, Ed.; Reichel, Michael, Ed. – Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2023
Every year, an average of 20% of schools replace their principals. This book will inform and enhance the process of recruiting new personnel with its insights and practical suggestions for a successful search. This book also offers current thinking and research to help school boards and policy makers retain the professional leaders they have. This…
Descriptors: Principals, Recruitment, Labor Turnover, Educational Policy
Spillane, James P.; Lowenhaupt, Rebecca – ASCD, 2019
In "Navigating the Principalship," James P. Spillane and Rebecca Lowenhaupt look at the major challenges of the principal position, examining how new principals adapt to the role, set an instructional agenda, and build cooperation and collaboration. They focus in particular on the dilemmas that mark the principalship--the inevitable,…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Role, Beginning Principals, Cooperation
Stronge, James H.; Xu, Xianxuan – ASCD, 2021
What does it take to be a good school principal? No two principals work exactly the same way, but research shows that effective principals focus on a core set of factors critical to fostering success among all students. In this second edition of "Qualities of Effective Principals," James H. Stronge and Xianxuan Xu delineate these factors…
Descriptors: Principals, Leadership Qualities, Administrator Effectiveness, School Administration
York, Adam, Ed.; Welner, Kevin, Ed.; Kelley, Linda Molner, Ed. – Teachers College Press, 2023
"Schools of Opportunity" builds an argument for shifting the way that excellent schools are recognized and built. The National Education Policy Center's Schools of Opportunity project was designed to highlight public high schools that are using research-based practices for closing opportunity gaps in student learning. The project…
Descriptors: Public Schools, High Schools, Evidence Based Practice, Equal Education
OECD Publishing, 2017
What is important for citizens to know and be able to do? The OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) seeks to answer that question through the most comprehensive and rigorous international assessment of student knowledge and skills. The PISA 2015 Assessment and Analytical Framework presents the conceptual foundations of the…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, International Assessment, Secondary School Students
Khalifa, Muhammad – Harvard Education Press, 2018
"Culturally Responsive School Leadership" focuses on how school leaders can effectively serve minoritized students--those who have been historically marginalized in school and society. The book demonstrates how leaders can engage students, parents, teachers, and communities in ways that positively impact learning by honoring indigenous…
Descriptors: Leadership Responsibility, Cultural Relevance, Minority Group Students, Indigenous Knowledge
OECD Publishing, 2017
What is important for citizens to know and be able to do? The OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) seeks to answer that question through the most comprehensive and rigorous international assessment of student knowledge and skills. The PISA 2015 Assessment and Analytical Framework presents the conceptual foundations of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests, International Assessment, Secondary School Students
Lisa Delpit; Muhammad Khalifa – Harvard Education Press, 2018
"Culturally Responsive School Leadership" focuses on how school leaders can effectively serve minoritized students--those who have been historically marginalized in school and society. The book demonstrates how leaders can engage students, parents, teachers, and communities in ways that positively impact learning by honoring indigenous…
Descriptors: Leadership Styles, Leadership Responsibility, Minority Group Students, Cultural Relevance
Biseth, Heidi, Ed.; Hoskins, Bryony, Ed.; Huang, Lihong, Ed. – International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2021
This open access book presents an in-depth analysis of data from ICCS. An international group of scholars critically address the state of civic and citizenship education in the four Nordic countries that participated in the IEA International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS) in 2009 and 2016. The findings are of particular relevance to…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Democracy, Teaching Methods
Sandoval-Hernández, Andrés, Ed.; Isac, Maria Magdalena, Ed.; Miranda, Daniel, Ed. – International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2018
This thematic report identifies factors and conditions that can help schools and education systems promote tolerance in a globalized world. The International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement's (IEA's) International Civic and Citizenship Study (ICCS) is a comparative research program designed to investigate the ways in…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Consciousness Raising, Cultural Awareness, Citizenship Education
Pavešic, Barbara Japelj, Ed.; Koršnáková, Paulína, Ed.; Meinck, Sabine, Ed. – International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2022
This open access book brings together national experts from across the Dinaric region to rigorously review IEA's Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2019 grade four data to develop a multidimensional and culturally sensitive perspective on their TIMSS 2019 primary-level results. The Dinaric region, named after the Dinaric…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Secondary Education, Science Achievement, International Assessment
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Thomas, Kelli, Ed.; Huffman, Douglas, Ed. – IGI Global, 2020
The addition of the arts to STEM education, now known as STEAM, adds a new dimension to problem-solving within those fields, offering students tools such as imagination and resourcefulness to incorporate into their designs. However, the shift from STEM to STEAM has changed what it means for students to learn within and across these disciplines.…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Art Education, Educational Change, Barriers
Norton, M. Scott; Kelly, Larry K.; Battle, Anna R. – Eye on Education, 2012
Help all students reach their full potential. Make the right decisions! This unique book offers practical tools and strategies to help you become a strong advocate for every student in your school. With real world examples and situations, this book will help you: (1) Acquire skills to change your students' lives for the better--and also reach…
Descriptors: Principals, Students, Advocacy, Inclusion
Zepeda, Sally J. – Eye on Education, 2013
In the updated third edition of this highly successful book, leadership expert, Sally Zepeda offers savvy advice to both new and seasoned principals and assistant principals. You get practical tools and strategies, along with real-world examples to help you improve teacher effectiveness and boost student achievement. This edition features valuable…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Adult Learning, Professional Development, Assistant Principals
Randle-Robins, Evelyn – Free Spirit Publishing, 2016
This no-nonsense handbook from a working principal helps school leaders bring transformational change to struggling or underperforming schools. Based on the wisdom and experience gained during the author's years as a teacher and principal in Chicago public schools, the book shows you how to become a visionary leader and build a culture of respect…
Descriptors: Guides, Principals, Instructional Leadership, Transformational Leadership
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