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| Author | : Mark Berends |
| Publisher | : Rand Corporation |
| Total Pages | : 197 |
| Release | : 2002-03-29 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 0833032259 |
A decade ago, New American Schools (NAS) launched an ambitious effort forwhole-school reform to address the perceived lagging achievement of Americanstudents and the lackluster school reform attempts that have produced so fewmeaningful changes. As a private nonprofit organization, NAS set out tohelp schools and districts significantly raise the achievement of largenumbers of students by offering whole-school designs and design-basedassistance during the implementation process. NAS is currently in thescale-up phase of its effort, and its designs are being widely diffused toschools across the nation. During the 1997_1998 and 1998_1999 school years,RAND assessed the effects of NAS designs on classroom practice and studentachievement in a sample of schools in a high-poverty district. RAND foundthat high-poverty schools often have fragmented and conflicting environmentswith difficult and changing political currents and entrenched unions.Teachers in high-poverty schools tend to face new accountability systems andfluctuating reform agendas. These teachers generally lack sufficient timefor implementing reform efforts, often becoming demoralized and losing theirenthusiasm for the difficult task of improving student performance underdifficult conditions. RAND concluded that high-stakes tests may motivateschools to increase performance and to seek out new curricula andinstructional strategies associated with comprehensive school reforms.However, those same tests may provide disincentives to adopt richer, morein-depth curricula that can succeed in improving the learning opportunitiesof all students, particularly those in high-poverty settings.
| Author | : Elizabeth A. Cole |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2022 |
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| Author | : Jorge Luis Fabra-Zamora |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 323 |
| Release | : 2021-04-28 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 100037520X |
This book is the first systematic, interdisciplinary examination of the peace agreement signed between the Colombian Government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia to end one of the largest and most violent conflicts in the Western Hemisphere. It discusses the achievements, failures, and challenges of this innovative peace agreement and its implications for Colombia’s future. Contributors include negotiators of the Agreement, judges of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace, representatives of the civil society, and leading academic experts in peace studies, human rights, international law, criminal law, transitional justice, political science, and philosophy. Based on the premise that peace is a form of transferable social knowledge, and therefore necessitates transformative social learning, the volume also discusses what other countries can learn from the Colombian experience. This book will be of much interest to students of peace and conflict studies, transitional justice, Latin American politics, human rights, civil wars and International Relations.
| Author | : Khalid Arar |
| Publisher | : Educational Leadership and Policy Decision-Making in Neoliberal Times |
| Total Pages | : 212 |
| Release | : 2020 |
| Genre | : Capitalism and education |
| ISBN | : 9780367362935 |
A call to explore and map the educatıonal challenges under neolıberalısm across the globe / Khalid Arar, Deniz Örücü and Jane Wilkinson -- Challenges of school principals and teachers in private schools : comparison of Turkısh and Palestenian cases / Deniz Örücü and Khalid Arar -- Neolıberal challenges in public schools in Hong Kong : an East Asian model? / Paula Kwan, Benjamin Yuet Man Li and Trevor Tsz-lok Lee -- Principals' leadership tensioned by market pressures In Chile / Romina Madrid Miranda, Claudia Córdoba Calquín and Catherine Flores Gómez -- Polıcy-practıce decouplıng : education inspection reform in China / Meng Tian and Xianjun Lan -- Issues in pre- and primary school education in rural Turkey : teachers' experiences and perspectives / Ecem Karlıdağ-Dennis and Zeynep Temiz -- Stepping up or stepping aside? : the necessity of balancing promise with critique / Maysaa Barakat and Daniel Reyes-Guerraa -- Neoliberalism : the straw that broke the back of Lebanon's education system / Julia Mahfouz -- The neoliberal challenge to leading in disadvantaged public primary schools in Victoria, Australia / Katrina MacDonald, Jane Wilkinson and Corine Rivalland -- Educational administration challenges in the destabilised and disintegrating states of Syria and Yemen : the intersectionality of violence, culture, ideology, class/status group and postcoloniality / Eugenie A. Samier -- Commonalities in schools and education systems around the world shifting from welfarism to neo liberalism : are the kids are okay? / Alison Taysum and Carole Collins Ayanlaja -- Doing social justice leadership in challenging circumstances : principals' perspectives / Rinnelle Lee-Piggott, Dyanis Conrad-Popova and Dennis Conrad -- How leaders of outstandıng Muslım schools in England interpret Islamic educatıonal values in a neolıberal clımate : 'Brıtısh values' and market competıtıon / Fella Lahmar -- Concluding remarks : meeting at the global/local nexus of school challenges : what next / Khalid Arar, Deniz Örücü and Jane Wilkinson.
| Author | : Thida Kheang |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 264 |
| Release | : 2018-03-16 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 3319763245 |
This book investigates the relationship between context and leadership in post-conflict Cambodia. Building on the understanding that approaches to leadership are tightly woven within the contexts that leaders operate, the authors examine the case of primary school leadership in Cambodia. A low-income and post-conflict society rocked by civil war and genocide between the 1960s and the 1990s, the country is – perhaps unsurprisingly – faced with numerous challenges as it engages in the process of national rehabilitation and reconstruction, particularly in relation to the education system. The authors provide a comprehensive historical background to primary school leadership not only in Cambodia, but in post-conflict environments more broadly: informing school leadership preparation, development and support, and facilitating understanding of the context in which school leaders work. This book will be of value to students and scholars of primary school education and education in post-conflict countries, as well as to practitioners and policy makers.
| Author | : Patricia C. Gandara |
| Publisher | : SUNY Press |
| Total Pages | : 276 |
| Release | : 2000-01-01 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 9780791443576 |
As the education reform movement matures into its second decade, it is clear that many promising efforts have fallen short in their attempts to create real school change. One reason for this is that the process of school reform is much more complex than most reformers realized or were willing to acknowledge. The Dimensions of Time and the Challenge of School Reform points to another problem--the problem of time--and its role in both the success and failure of school reform efforts. The importance of understanding the role that time plays in both learning and instruction and finding ways to provide time for teachers grappling with change and students learning to accommodate a new language and culture are important themes in this book. This book is directed to policymakers and practitioners as well as to academics in that it combines theory with the "real world" experiences of many who have been active in the school reform movement and who have learned, through trial and error, how to think about time in innovative ways. -- Back cover.
| Author | : Simon R. P. Clarke |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 220 |
| Release | : 2013-07-18 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 1135052182 |
How do different contexts influence the nature and character of school leadership? This book is predicated on the simple, yet profound, observation that school leadership can only be understood within the context in which it is exercised. The observation is particularly valid in relation to post-conflict societies especially when they have eventuated from new-wars. Schools in these contexts face highly complex circumstances and a level of environmental turbulence requiring different kinds of leadership from those operating in less complicated and relatively stable situations. By assembling an impressive array of international experts, this book investigates a much neglected area of research. Each chapter highlights the importance of context for understanding the realities of school leadership, and reveals the challenges and influences that school leaders face as well as the strategies they adopt to deal with the complexities of their work. In particular, valuable insights are provided into how intractable problems faced by schools can affect student, professional and organizational learning agendas. There are also important glimpses of the progression that can be made in schools by: -Enhancing the curriculum -Energizing teaching capacity; and -Optimising leadership capacity. Depictions of post-new war environments include Angola, Ghana, Sri Lanka, Rwanda, Kenya, Solomon Islands, Lebanon, Kosovo, Timor-Leste and Northern Ireland. The book will be key reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students studying educational leadership, comparative education and education policy.
| Author | : Moonis Ahmar |
| Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
| Total Pages | : 146 |
| Release | : 2023-11-17 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1003802621 |
This book looks at the process of cultural enlightenment in the context of Pakistan. It undertakes an interesting and in-depth research focusing on how the world’s second largest Muslim state can learn from Europe’s heritage of enlightenment. It studies why Pakistan lacks a process of awakening and what the scope of cultural enlightenment in Pakistan is against the backdrop of militant Islam. The author argues that cultural enlightenment can help promote positive conflict transformation in Pakistan and discusses the ways in which challenges to establishing a culture of reasoning, tolerance, accommodation, social justice and peace can be dealt with. A unique contribution, this book will be of interest to students and researchers of philosophy, political science, history, international relations, South Asian studies and religious studies. It will also appeal to think tanks, policymakers and general readers interested in these topics.
| Author | : Gilbert Karareba |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 246 |
| Release | : 2017-08-08 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 3319602640 |
This book explores the current status of primary schools in Rwanda and the history behind their development. It argues that current primary school leaders in the area encounter a wide range of problems relating to conflict prevention, teachers' and school leaders' professionalism, financial and resourcing constraints, student attrition, and parental disengagement, many of which can be attributed to the legacies of war and the genocide in 1994. The book also presents a range of strategies that are pursued by school leaders while dealing with these concerns, as the Rwandan government invests in reconstructing education following the country's turmoil. Through examining the issues of the past and the present, the book provides valuable insights for researchers of educational leadership, school leaders, education policy makers, and those in charge of preparing, developing, and implementing professional development programmes for school leaders and teachers in Rwanda, as well as in other post-war and developing countries.
| Author | : Alex J. Bowers |
| Publisher | : IAP |
| Total Pages | : 263 |
| Release | : 2015-09-01 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 1681232766 |
As the sixth volume in the International Research on School Leadership series, the contributing authors in this volume consider the history, challenges, and opportunities of the field of research and practice in educational leadership and administration in schools and districts. Ten years after the work of Firestone and Riehl (2005) and their contributing authors, our aim with the present volume was to summarize and update the work of the field, and provide a space to consider the multiple futures of educational leadership in schools and districts, as both challenges and opportunities. The first decade of the twenty?first century brought significant critiques, challenges, and competition to the research and practice of training leaders and administrators of schools and districts around the world. Congruently, the field experienced significant growth and change, as multiple new sub?domains flourished and were founded. Thus, in this volume we were delighted to included excellent chapters from multiple authors that considered the duality of the challenges and opportunities of: - The work of the field of educational leadership and administration research to date. - The opportunities and challenges of new visions of leadership in traditional and non?traditional schools. - The evolving state of research evidence in educational leadership and the increasing sophistication of multiple methodologies, including qualitative research, quantitative modeling, the ability to test theory, and the increasing opportunities brought on by the intersection of data, research, and practice. - The preparation of educational leaders. - And the emerging trends in the professional development of school leaders. The authors of the nine chapters in the present book volume took on this challenge of confronting the duality of not only including the past as we look to the future, but also the duality of the critique of the field in the midst of exciting and significant progress in our knowledge and understanding of leadership in schools. In the first section of the book (Chapters 2, 3 and 4), the authors examine the interplay of educational leadership research and theory as it relates to reform in schools, especially as it relates to serving historically underserved populations globally. In section 2 (Chapters 5 and 6), the authors highlight the importance of methodological considerations in school leadership research as a means to understand theory and practice as well as providing interesting avenues that point to multiple exciting future possibilities through rely ing on current innovations noted within the chapters. Section 3, (Chapters 7 and 8) examine the research and practice of school leadership preparation, especially as it relates to university?district partnerships and non?traditional school settings. And in the final chapter, (Chapter 9), our capstone contributor provides a means to link the present volume with the past writings on these topics, while also providing a lens to view the exciting possibilities and promises of the multiple futures of the field of educational leadership research and practice.
