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How decisions about education and educational policymaking can be informed by research-based knowledge.

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How decisions about education and educational policymaking can be informed by research-based knowledge.

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Based on real schools and the struggles of real library media specialists and teachers, youll find theory, principles, research and concrete examples all presented to illustrate how the Library Power initiative can move your school towards an inquiry-based approach to teaching, learning and curriculum renewal.

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Insights on Insincerity analyzes the concept of insincerity thematically through four types of relationships: from authority to the subordinate, the subordinate to authority, among equals, and in the self and society. Through this, references to classical literature, history, psychology, sociology, and popular culture are examined and analyzed.

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Insights on Insincerity analyzes the concept of insincerity thematically through four types of relationships: from authority to the subordinate, the subordinate to authority, among equals, and in the self and society. Through this, references to classical literature, history, psychology, sociology, and popular culture are examined and analyzed.

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The chapters place educational reform within philosophical, historical, political, social, and economic contexts, and the consideration of common issues makes this volume a valuable source of comparative information.

The contributors employ a uniform approach throughout the work.

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This book addresses the concerns of students, parents, advisors, and higher education professionals about higher education, and explains how students can gain the most through their college years by debunking many of the misconceptions of college.

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This book addresses the concerns of students, parents, advisors, and higher education professionals about higher education, and explains how students can gain the most through their college years by debunking many of the misconceptions of college.

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Mayoral takeovers of big city public education systems are desperation measures. After decades of decline in school quality, something must be done to make sure city children learn enough to function as adults in American society.

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This volume looks at American and Japanese schools and analyzes how cultural attitudes can both promote and hinder education in each country. The author argues that American teachers try to encourage students to be creative, while Japanese counterparts are narrowly focused and efficient.

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Suitable for PGCE secondary courses and Professional Development courses, this title addresses the rapidly changing world of educational policy and innovation.

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Key Knowledge for Success provides effective and efficient solutions for district leaders and their careers. Three sections cover the critical elements of their role, from creating district cohesion to leading with courage and strength while enhancing career success to influence their districts in positive and proactive ways.

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"Smart, sharp, and clear about what we need to do to lift the kids who need help the most." --Diane Ravitch

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This book could be the most important book you will ever buy for your children and teens because it provides your children and teens an introduction to foundational money and investment knowledge, concepts, and skills that are grounded in basic human needs and economic principles.

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Often, school policies and programs designed to encourage and embrace diversity are met with public ire and a deep misunderstanding of how diversity serves learning.

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In Launch a Teaching Career: Secrets for Aspiring Teachers, Dr. Peter Leibman explains in great detail how to avoid the resume pile, enhance your candidacy, and move to the head of the class. A step-by-step plan of action is presented giving you a comprehensive guide to achieve your goal of becoming a teacher.

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Leadership is not about being in charge or simply having positional power. Leadership is the ability to get people to want to do things that they normally would not do. It is about building trust, taking risks in order to achieve a vision or goal and being an effective communicator.

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Introduces a wide range of perspectives on contemporary leadership in education, and contains detailed interviews with headteachers. The interviews reveal the subjects' own experiences at school, their reasons for taking up teaching, and the values and beliefs they bring to their positions.

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Regardless of the pressures and problems confronting colleges and universities today, they can ill afford to assume that the only essential qualities of those chosen to be presidents are their abilities to be sound managers, institutional developers, and public relations experts.

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A collection of essays from leading international scholars, outlining effective and distinct leadership models for religious schools.