Advancing Education: School Leadership in Action

ISBN-13: 9781138545489 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 306 str.

William Walker; Meredydd Hughes; Robin Farquhar

Opis

Originally published in 1991. This book illuminates significant issues in educational administration; sensitizes readers to the rapidity and inevitability of change in the field; guides well-informed administrative action; and provides a comprehensive overview of emergent developments in the study and practice of educational administration.

Spis treści

Preface William Walker, Robin Farquhar and Meredydd Hughes Part 1: Introduction 1. The Changing Commonwealth William Walker Part 2: Some Issues of Practice Introduction 2. Centralization and Decentralization in Curriculum and Evaluation: Looking Both Ways at Once Hedley Beare and Andrew Sturman 3. Accountability and Autonomy: Dual Strands for the Administrator Wayne L. Edwards 4. Effective Schools: An International Perspective Larry Sackney 5. The Professionalization of Teachers Kevin A. Wilson 6. Equity and Cultural Diversity M. Kazim Bacchus. Comment Part 3: Key Administrative Roles Introduction. Part A: The School Principal/Headteacher 7. The School Principal in Australia Judith D. Chapman 8. Headteachers in England and Wales Ray Bolam 9. The School Principal in India Chaman L. Sapra 10. The School Headteacher in Kenya Jotham O. Olembo and Samuel S. Maneno 11. The School Principal in Nigeria Nicholas A. Nwagwu Part B: The School Superintendent/Education Officer 12. The School Superintendent in Canada Robin H. Farquhar 13. The State Director of Education in Malaysia Tunku Ismail Jewa 14. The Education Officer in New Zealand Kenneth A. Rae 15. School Supervision in the West Indies: Focus on Trinidad and Tobago Claudia Harvey and Gwendoline Williams Comment Part 4: Resources for Educational Advance Introduction 16. The Selection, Preparation and Professional Development of Educational Administrators Colin Moyle and Bernadette Taylor 17. Theory and Research as Catalysts for Change Meredydd Hughes and Tony Bush 18. CCEA and the Commonwealth: Living Organizations for Development John Weeks

O autorze

Walker, William; Hughes, Meredydd; Farquhar, Robin