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For a variety of reasons market-oriented improvement efforts are becoming increasingly visible on the educational reform landscape. Our objective in this volume is to help the educational community develop a deeper understanding of the privatization movement in general and the major pathways to privatization in particular.

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Lacanian psychoanalysis presents a challenge to our usual understanding of the subject as formulated by ego psychology, as well as the discursive subject of postmodernism.

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The concept of pay for performance for public school teachers is growing in popularity and use, and it has resurged to once again occupy a central role in education policy.

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Based on the philosophy that all schools have the capacity to improve, Performance is Key provides insight into the leadership strategies. This book contains skills for leaders to implement real systemic change in fulfilling the mission of every school- Excellence!

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Based on the philosophy that all schools have the capacity to improve, Performance is Key provides insight into the leadership strategies. This book contains skills for leaders to implement real systemic change in fulfilling the mission of every school- Excellence!

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Although administrators have many responsibilities, none is more critical to their school, students, and personal success than hiring, supervising, and evaluating teachers. Excellent teachers make the difference in how well students achieve and this book offers the formula for hiring the best teachers available.

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Although administrators have many responsibilities, none is more critical to their school, students, and personal success than hiring, supervising, and evaluating teachers. Excellent teachers make the difference in how well students achieve and this book offers the formula for hiring the best teachers available.

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Perspectives on Diversity, Equity, and Social Justice in Educational Leadership provides educational leaders with practical steps for implementing multicultural education into schools.

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Perspectives on Diversity, Equity, and Social Justice in Educational Leadership provides educational leaders with practical steps for implementing multicultural education into schools.

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Aims to bring together a collection of Professor Les Bell's work on educational leadership and management. This book explores various areas in the leadership and management in education, including leading and managing professional development, staff and performance management, accountability, and the management of primary schools and strategy.

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She provides detailed information on constraining factors in the medical academic marketplace, the impact of public accountability on medical school faculty, and the essential character of medical schools as research institutions and providers of important services to the larger community.

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Writing in plain language is not something they teach in you school. But it is an art and a science, and you can learn how to do it and apply it-how to write for results. This book provides a step-by-step, example-filled guide to the critical aspects of writing in plain Englis...

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Writing in plain language is not something they teach in you school. But it is an art and a science, and you can learn how to do it and apply it-how to write for results. This book provides a step-by-step, example-filled guide to the critical aspects of writing in plain Englis...

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This work provides a knowledge base for administrators to plan and manage construction projects, and addresses specific planning tasks including public opinion polling, enrollment projections, financial planning, selecting architects and managing facilities once they are operational.

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Sybouts emphasizes that the human dimension of educational planning is paramount, and that leadership and vision are essential to the effective management of change.

The volume begins with a rationale for improved planning in educational administration.

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Responding to the conservative agenda of high-stakes testing, charter schools, and vouchers, this work offers an alternative vision of education reform. It gives a portrayal of day-to-day teaching and learning in six educational projects that span both classroom and community-based settings.

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Responding to the conservative agenda of high-stakes testing, charter schools, and vouchers, Pockets of Hope offers an alternative vision of education reform. It provides an intimate portrayal of day-to-day teaching and learning in six educational projects that span both classroom and community-base

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This volume discusses teacher training, pay and incentives, equity and diversity among the student population, and the use of indicators to assess educational progress and to inform decision making. Chapters in each section emphasize policies that schools should adopt to address the respective issues.

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Political Economy of Public Education Finance clarifies organizational, political, and socioeconomic contexts in equity in public education spending, arguing that through appropriate policy and reorganization of school finance, policymakers can reform the organizational and political set-up of school districts for more effective public education.

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Political Economy of Public Education Finance clarifies organizational, political, and socioeconomic contexts in equity in public education spending, arguing that through appropriate policy and reorganization of school finance, policymakers can reform the organizational and political set-up of school districts for more effective public education.

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Armitage taught for one year in a British grammar school from 1971 to 1972 when the school amalgamated with a secondary modern school to form a comprehensive school.