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John Brady (1813-1900) was born in County Cavan, Ireland. He and his wife, Katherine (1822-1885), were married in Ireland and their first two children were born there. They had nine children, 1845-1866. there. The family immigrated to the United States in 1847 or 1848, and settled at Rochester, New York. The family followed the oldest child, Phillip Brady, to Fort Dodge, Iowa, ca. 1877. Descendants lived in Iowa, Tennessee, Illinois, Montana, California, and elsewhere.
Leading with the provocative observation that writing programs administration lacks “an established set of texts that provides a baseline of shared knowledge... in which to root our ongoing conversations and with which to welcome newcomers,” Landmark Essays on Writing Program Administration focuses on WPA identity to propose one such grouping of texts. This Landmark volume is the cornerstone resource for new Writing Program Administrators and graduate students seeking an ever-important overview of the literature on Writing Program Administration. Drawing broadly across scholarship in writing programs and writing centers, Ritter and Ianetta work to historicize, theorize, and problematize the ever-shifting answers offered to the question: Who—or what—is a WPA?
In a complex and multi-layered world, the conventional idea of great leadership being the result of the efforts of a single individual is rapidly becoming redundant. This book takes up the challenge of finding an alternative method of leadership in educational contexts, and looks at how this can help achieve sustained improvement in schools. The authors acknowledge that there are no simple solutions to school improvement. They argue that the effective leaders of the future will be those who are able to share responsibility, build positive relationships and offer stakeholders - teachers, parents and students - an opportunity to work together to improve their schools. The book is based around ...