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We All Fall Down
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The Self-Transforming School
The Self-Transforming School combines an insightful meta-analysis of factors contributing to the success of schools, and an examination of powerful mega-trends that are shaping developments in education, to offer the first mega-analysis in education policy and practice. The book spans fifty years, beginning with Caldwell and Spinks’ ground-breaking work The Self-Managing School which advocated innovative approaches that are now accepted as preferred practice, before offering a prognosis and plan for the future. The book argues that all schools in all settings can secure success for all students in an era where society and the economy are changing constantly and dramatically. Although schoo...
The Future Of Schools
This text provides an analysis of the efforts to establish systems of self-managing schools around the world. The core of this book is the description of the transformation of the education system in the state of Victoria, Australia, from dependence in a highly centralized and bureaucratized structure to one that values local decision making and the creation of a system of self-managing schools. The text goes on to show how these and similar programmes in other nations could lay the foundations for similar reform. The authors propose that there must be changes in the role of key stakeholders, including government, community and profession; traditional approaches must be challenged and new ways to fund schools to be canvassed.
Leadership for Quality Schooling
Leadership for Quality Schooling provides the latest thinking and research on school leadership from a range of international scholars in the field of educational administration. Because of the growing acceptance of school- based models of school management, there is now developing a greater focus on how quality education can be more fully achieved in this increasingly commonplace administrative context. Since one major aspect of promoting quality is the role of school leadership, this book offers a particular focus on the question of the connection between leadership and school improvement, effectiveness and performance. Leadership for Quality Schooling will be of interest to educational practitioners, students, researchers, academics and policymakers. It is intended as a guide to the latest research on leadership, as well as a stimulus to further thought for those looking for alternative ideas to existing practices.
No One Left to Clap
Who would think that Australia would ever face the assassination of its prime minister? However, times have changed and the world is on a seemingly unstoppable path to a climatic apocalypse. Fed up with a long line of dysfunctional governments and a string of catastrophic climatic events, the country's citizens want action . However, the new PM McCarthy faces stiff opposition from desperate individuals who will stop at nothing to maintain the status-quo. He finds himself dealing with assassination attempts, nuclear war, terrorist attacks and treachery from within his own ranks. Unable to trust the head of the Australian Security Intelligence Agency (ASIO) unions or Big Business McCarthy has his work cut out and must convince other nations to follow Australia's lead. The characters come to life in this well-researched, modern and extremely topical, real-life drama rich in political intrigue, historical events, mystery and romance.
Cruising World
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Raising the Stakes
Breaking new ground by showing how to deploy all available resources – from finance to staff to culture to other organisations, Raising the Stakes provides an understanding of the breadth of resources that are needed in order to provide a quality education to all students.
Leading the Self-Managing School
This work is a sequel to The Self-Managing Schooland deals with leadership responsibilities on two levels - as head of a school responsible for local management and as a director in a Local Education Authority responsible, in turn, for the.
Creating an Excellent School
Originally published in 1989. The pursuit of excellence is much discussed with reference to education, but the question remains, ’How can a school become excellent?’ This book demonstrates that excellence depends on good management which, in turn, depends not only on a clear understanding of good management theory, but on the ability to translate theory into practice. The authors offer profound insights into three crucial areas of leadership: culture, structure, and public accountability. Drawing on areas outside education, such as advertising and business, they discuss many innovations that are already current - flexitime, the vertical curriculum, mastery learning, community support - and depict ways in which these can be brought together into a total educational experience. More strikingly, however, they look ahead, examining the potential changes to our concept of schooling: for instance those brought about by the growth of information technology. This book emphasises that at the heart of outstanding schooling are visionary leadership, a clear sense of purpose, and creatively conceived and flexible support structures.
Key Concepts for Understanding Curriculum
"Key Concepts for Understanding Curriculum", originally published in 1992, includes 21 key topics in the field and is divided into six sections, including: curriculum planning and development; curriculum management; teaching perspectives; collaborative involvement in curriculum; and curriculum ideology.
