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Faculty Misconduct in Collegiate Teaching
ISBN: 9780801870965 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In Faculty Misconduct in Collegiate Teaching, higher education researchers John Braxton and Alan Bayer address issues of impropriety and misconduct in the teaching role at the postsecondary level. Braxton and Bayer define and examine norms of teaching behavior: what they are, how they come to exist, and how transgressions are detected and addressed. Do faculty members across various collegiate settings, for example, share views about appropriate and inappropriate teaching behaviors, as they share expectations regarding actions related to research? And what mechanisms are utilized... In Faculty Misconduct in Collegiate Teaching, higher education researchers John Braxton and Alan Bayer address issues of impropriety and mi... |
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Affirmative Action and the University: Race, Ethnicity, and Gender in Higher Education Employment
ISBN: 9780803239340 / Angielski / Twarda / 250 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Affirmative Action and the University is the only full-length study to examine the impact of affirmative action on all higher education hiring practices. Drawing ondata provided by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the U.S. Department of Education s National Center for Education Statistics, the authors summarize, track, and evaluate changes in the gender and ethnic makeup of academic and nonacademic employees at private and public colleges and universities from the late 1970s through the mid-1990s. Separate chapters assess changes in employment opportunities for white...
Affirmative Action and the University is the only full-length study to examine the impact of affirmative action on all higher education hiring ...
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Elementary School Secretaries: The Women in the Principal's Office
ISBN: 9780803938045 / Angielski / Miękka / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Casanova - a former elementary school principal - examines the role of the school secretary, bringing recognition to a person who has been too long under-valued, under-paid and under-appreciated. She has broken new ground with an exploration of an occupation where women are the dominant force and on whom everyone depends, from students and parents to teachers and administrators.
Casanova - a former elementary school principal - examines the role of the school secretary, bringing recognition to a person who has been too long un...
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The New Handbook of Teacher Evaluation: Assessing Elementary and Secondary School Teachers
ISBN: 9780803945234 / Angielski / Miękka / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Now available in paper, this version is the first comprehensive look at the process of selecting, assessing and assisting teachers in nearly a decade. Since the publication of the first Handbook, the profession of teaching has witnessed dramatic change including a greater awareness of teacher accountability, an increase in teacher testing and the development of teaching incentives. At the same time the political, social and organizational factors affecting the performance and evaluation of teachers have been subjects of intensive scrutiny. Reflecting these changes, the new Handbook... Now available in paper, this version is the first comprehensive look at the process of selecting, assessing and assisting teachers in nearly a deca... |
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Coping with Faculty Stress
ISBN: 9780803949706 / Angielski / Miękka / 95 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This useful book outlines the chief forms and major causes of academic stress. Practical advice shows how to distinguish negative from positive stress and how to deal with negative stressors in life and at work. The book includes exercises to help the academic understand how stress affects him or her, as well as forms to help design programmes for coping with stress.
This useful book outlines the chief forms and major causes of academic stress. Practical advice shows how to distinguish negative from positive stress...
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How to Work with the Media
ISBN: 9780803950894 / Angielski / Miękka / 98 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This useful guide explains the workings of the press and other media, and gives concrete, practical advice on how to work with them effectively. The authors provide examples of all likely media situations and offer clear directions for handling them, showing academics how to use the media rather than be used by them.
This useful guide explains the workings of the press and other media, and gives concrete, practical advice on how to work with them effectively. The a...
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Maximizing People Power in Schools: Motivating and Managing Teachers and Staff
ISBN: 9780803960152 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume focuses on maximizing productivity of teachers and other school staff and covers all phases of professional development. Specific suggestions are given on a number of areas, such as hiring the best teachers, providing quality in-service training, motivating and evaluating teachers, arresting burnout, dismissing incompetent teachers and using support staff resources.
This volume focuses on maximizing productivity of teachers and other school staff and covers all phases of professional development. Specific suggesti...
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Making Schools Work
ISBN: 9780803960169 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This readable book discusses the very practical management skills that school leaders must master. The authors tackle some of the most important functions school administrators must perform: building staff and community support, upgrading technology, selecting textbooks, keeping schools safe, operating a quality food service programme and applying sound budgeting techniques.
This readable book discusses the very practical management skills that school leaders must master. The authors tackle some of the most important funct...
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Tracking Your School′s Success: A Guide to Sensible Evaluation
ISBN: 9780803960244 / Angielski / Miękka / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Offers precise lessons on how to focus the evaluation, identify tracking strategies, manage instrument development and data collection, analyze information, and interpret findings.
Offers precise lessons on how to focus the evaluation, identify tracking strategies, manage instrument development and data collection, analyze inform...
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Small Districts, Big Problems: Making School Everybody′s House
ISBN: 9780803960268 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The authors of this volume visited 25 small school districts in the US to meet, observe and interview students, teachers, principals and administrators. Here they present research that connects with reality. Through their fascinating description of the physical and educational landscape, the authors capture life in nonurban schools 'as it is', and present information that is brutally honest. They provide the beginnings of a road map to help small, nonurban districts and communities begin their own journey on the road to better schools.
The authors of this volume visited 25 small school districts in the US to meet, observe and interview students, teachers, principals and administrator...
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Staff Development Programs: A Guide to Evaluation
ISBN: 9780803960459 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. By illustrating sound evaluation practices with realistic examples, this book provides an essential guide to each aspect of analyzing staff development programmes in schools. The author pays special attention to the process of selecting an evaluation team, the responsibilities of the team and implementing the team's recommendations.
By illustrating sound evaluation practices with realistic examples, this book provides an essential guide to each aspect of analyzing staff developmen...
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Computers: Literacy and Learning: A Primer for Administrators
ISBN: 9780803960732 / Angielski / Miękka / 72 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume addresses the need for schools to recognize technology as the dominant factor in the new global economy. It argues that in order to be competitive within that economy, educators must incorporate technology into the learning experience. The author offers many examples of instructional uses of technology and details the various hardware and software processes that can be implemented. Finally, practical scenarios demonstrate the uses and advantages of technology in student instruction.
This volume addresses the need for schools to recognize technology as the dominant factor in the new global economy. It argues that in order to be com...
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Changing the Way We Prepare Educational Leaders: The Danforth Experience
ISBN: 9780803960787 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Educational practitioners in America have become disillusioned with university preparation programmes that fail to prepare them for the realities of the workplace. This volume summarizes the knowledge gained from five of the programmes instigated by the Danforth Foundation in its efforts to stimulate new approaches to the training of educational leaders. The ramifications of what has been learned is discussed and an analysis of future issues for American schools is provided.
Educational practitioners in America have become disillusioned with university preparation programmes that fail to prepare them for the realities of t...
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Reshaping the Principalship: Insights from Transformational Reform Efforts
ISBN: 9780803960800 / Angielski / Miękka / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume examines how the work of principals is being reshaped by transformational reform measures, as well as how the principals themselves are shaping initiatives. The authors explore the challenges and possiblities for principals in restructuring schools, and analyze nine case studies which highlight the changing role of the principal.
This volume examines how the work of principals is being reshaped by transformational reform measures, as well as how the principals themselves are sh...
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Rethinking Student Discipline: Alternatives That Work
ISBN: 9780803960855 / Angielski / Miękka / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Based on extensive research, this comprehensive book proposes an alternative view of discipline that incorporates a balance between punishment and positive reinforcement. The authors provide a practical framework for designing and implementing a student discipline programme that includes effective schoolwide strategies, classroom management techniques, non-traditional solutions to discipline problems and studies of types of student misbehaviour. Case studies and examples from model programmes and sample documentation are also included.
Based on extensive research, this comprehensive book proposes an alternative view of discipline that incorporates a balance between punishment and pos...
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Staying Safe at School
ISBN: 9780803960862 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Personal safety issues of concern to all teachers are highlighted in this book. It discusses how to analyze the school environment for security risks, what to do and what not to do to avoid becoming a victim of crime. And, if the worst occurs, how to learn to survive. The book shows how to make a difference by enhancing the quality of life and safety at school.
Personal safety issues of concern to all teachers are highlighted in this book. It discusses how to analyze the school environment for security risks,...
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Making Change Happen: Practical Planning for School Leaders
ISBN: 9780803960978 / Angielski / Miękka / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a book about change, leaders and a wide variety of practical planning tools designed to assist educational leaders in their responsibility to develop and maintain successful schools. It is designed to be used as a day-to-day reference book for those who are responsible for the direct change that improves the operations and output of their schools. The aim of this book is to help leaders become more knowledgeable and proactive, thus ensuring that all the changes will move in positive directions towards effective schools.
This is a book about change, leaders and a wide variety of practical planning tools designed to assist educational leaders in their responsibility to ...
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Classrooms Under the Influence: Addicted Families/Addicted Students
ISBN: 9780803961029 / Angielski / Miękka / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Despite the prevalence of addiction in our society, we remain remarkably ignorant of the effects of addictive behaviour in classrooms - and unprepared to deal with the consequences.
The authors of this book combine their own experiences of family and individual addictions with research to provide an accessible resource for understanding and dealing effectively with addiction. Classrooms Under the Influence provides suggestions for developing a classroom plan for assessing, intervening and preventing inappropriate behaviours for both addicted students and those who live with addicts.... Despite the prevalence of addiction in our society, we remain remarkably ignorant of the effects of addictive behaviour in classrooms - and unprepared...
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Thriving on Stress for Success
ISBN: 9780803961128 / Angielski / Miękka / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book explores the links between stress and performance in schools and helps principals actually thrive on stress for their success. Gmelch and Chan explore ways to generate the proper amounts of stress for optimum stimulation and performance: first to stimulate the principals to become effective and second to control stress in order to achieve success.
The first part of the book provides a stress check up assessment and foundation for using stress for success. The second part assists with the problems of rustout and burnout. Self-assessments and coping techniques are provided along... This book explores the links between stress and performance in schools and helps principals actually thrive on stress for their success. Gmelch and Ch...
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Creating Learning Places for Teachers, Too
ISBN: 9780803961210 / Angielski / Miękka / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book argues that if schools are to be successful learning places, the needs of teachers must be placed on a par with those of the students. The authors show how Total Quality Education schools address this problem, making learning an ongoing experience for both teachers and students.
This book argues that if schools are to be successful learning places, the needs of teachers must be placed on a par with those of the students. The a...
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