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The focus of The Legal World of the School Principal is to emphasize the legal responsibilities of the school principal. This book will help principals be knowledgeable of the court cases and federal and state laws that affect their daily work.

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Is there a crisis in literacy education in Australia Or are claims our children are being taught by methods that don't work just a beat up by political conservatives The Literacy Wars cuts through the passionate claims and counterclaims to explain what's happening in our classrooms and why they've become a battleground.

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Peter Gronn provides a model of the process by which leaders' characters are shaped for leadership in different educational contexts. He focuses on the attributes of the individual and the formative circumstances which have shaped their perceptions and understandings.

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"The Manufactured Crisis debunks the myths that test scores in America's schools are falling, that illiteracy is rising, and that better funding has no benefit. It shares the good news about public ed"

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What drives certain collaborative projects to success, while others with similar goals fail Essays will guide university administrators, education students, principals, superintendents, and classroom teachers new to the collaborative planning role.

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It is a core premise of this book that the thoughts and voices of those excluded are distinct. Just as we came to know more about racism from Dubois, more about the Holocaust from Anne Frank, so can we come to know more about the critical issues facing education from the chapters of this book.

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It is a core premise of this book that the thoughts and voices of those excluded are distinct. Just as we came to know more about racism from Dubois, more about the Holocaust from Anne Frank, so can we come to know more about the critical issues facing education from the chapters of this book.

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This text argues that academic administration is different for administration or managing in business because of the special character of institutions of higher learning. The author claims that academic administration is a calling that assists institutions to carry out their mission.

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What this book seeks to provide are ideas for incorporating ongoing community discussion and dialogue on the budget process. This book additionally provides insight and information unto the budget process that drives all school decisions.

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What this book seeks to provide are ideas for incorporating ongoing community discussion and dialogue on the budget process. This book additionally provides insight and information unto the budget process that drives all school decisions.

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By presenting the lead-teach-learn triad, Eric Glover's The Myth of Accountability discusses the pitfalls of accountability systems in schools, while also investigating how schools have somehow managed to improve in spite of their negative influences. In order to evolve school...

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100 digestible daily reflections on academic department chairing that blend theory, research, and practical advice to encourage a proactive and mindful approach to the position. This volume focuses on a variety of aspects of being chair, but does so in ways that encourage reflexivity, strategic decision-making, and personal growth.

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This book leads principals through an examination of themselves and their motivation. It takes an unflinching look at the nature of todays principalship at all levels.

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A discussion of the issues faced by elementary and secondary school principals. Each chapter begins with a short case study emanating from a fictitious school district and culminates with student activities that address the concepts examined in the chapter. Questions and activities follow.

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This book tackles the concerns of stressed teachers. Whether from nurturance suffering (stress related to caring for students) or from the piles of paperwork yet to be tackled, the author helps the reader sort through the causes of stress, the emotional, physical and social reactions to stress and how one can begin to plan a stress management plan.

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This book explores the world of the principal with stories that capture readers' attention and moves them through the daily life of a school leader. The author reveals the working world of the principal in a clear, and sometimes frank, language with the intent to bolster and s...

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This book provides an invaluable resource for school teachers, administrators, board members, policy makers, and citizens who would like to understand what's behind performance pay, what might work and what will not, and how to build a school improvement effort that includes teacher compensation as one of its strategies.

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An expanded and updated edition of groundbreaking study details the ways in which television, computers, video games, and other modern electronic media can affect a child's behavior, intelligence, and ability to communicate. Original.

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The Politically Intelligent Leader will help leaders at all levels understand how to operate ethically during politically volatile times and how to deal with the special groups that are unique to the educational setting-elected boards, citizen groups, unions, and volunteers. A...

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The Politically Intelligent Leader will help leaders at all levels understand how to operate ethically during politically volatile times and how to deal with the special groups that are unique to the educational setting - elected boards, citizen groups, unions, and volunteers....

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Strategies described in the chapters support leaders in helping others learn to engage by providing handout, overheads, instructions and other prompts to use in workshop settings.