Education, Training and the Future of Work I: Social, Political and Economic Contexts of Policy Development
ISBN: 9780415202084 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A central claim of this volume is that public policy in education and training can only be properly understood if it is seen in relation to prevailing economic and employment conditions. It has become increaslingly apparent that the neo-liberal economic policies pursued by Western governments during the 1980s and 1990s have led to a growing world-wide 'work crisis'. Unemployment levels, particularly in Europe, remain persistently high, and for those in employment, job insecurity and long working hours have become the norm. The response of UK governments has been to promote 'flexibility' in...
A central claim of this volume is that public policy in education and training can only be properly understood if it is seen in relation to prevailing...
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457,30 zł |
Education, Training and the Future of Work I: Social, Political and Economic Contexts of Policy Development
ISBN: 9780415202091 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A central claim of this volume is that public policy in education and training can only be properly understood if it is seen in relation to prevailing economic and employment conditions. It has become increaslingly apparent that the neo-liberal economic policies pursued by Western governments during the 1980s and 1990s have led to a growing world-wide 'work crisis'. Unemployment levels, particularly in Europe, remain persistently high, and for those in employment, job insecurity and long working hours have become the norm. The response of UK governments has been to promote 'flexibility' in...
A central claim of this volume is that public policy in education and training can only be properly understood if it is seen in relation to prevailing...
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173,42 zł |
Restructuring: The Key to Effective School Management
ISBN: 9780415202176 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book provides an introduction to and analysis of the concept of the restructuring of schools. It includes detailed case-study material, which analyses the theory, considers the real people involved, and offers practical solutions to the problems of understanding and managing restructuring.
Cyril Poster retired from teaching to become deputy director of the National Development Centre for School and Management Training at Bristol University, and then a freelance trainer and consultant. He was the previous series editor of the Routledge Educational Management series. Sonia... This book provides an introduction to and analysis of the concept of the restructuring of schools. It includes detailed case-study material, which ana...
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919,95 zł |
Restructuring: The Key to Effective School Management
ISBN: 9780415202183 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book provides an introduction to and analysis of the concept of the restructuring of schools. It includes detailed case-study material, which analyses the theory, considers the real people involved, and offers practical solutions to the problems of understanding and managing restructuring.
Cyril Poster retired from teaching to become deputy director of the National Development Centre for School and Management Training at Bristol University, and then a freelance trainer and consultant. He was the previous series editor of the Routledge Educational Management series. Sonia... This book provides an introduction to and analysis of the concept of the restructuring of schools. It includes detailed case-study material, which ana...
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278,55 zł |
Tackling Truancy in Schools : A Practical Manual for Primary and Secondary Schools
ISBN: 9780415205085 / Angielski / Miękka / 364 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Since the late 1980s, few issues have attracted as much attention or public interest as truancy. Evidence is mounting that most failing schools are placed in this category because of significant problems relating to behaviour and attendance rather than for other educational reasons. This book is an up-to-date comprehensive pack on the subject of truancy. It synthesizes and brings together in a practical way recent knowledge and ideas on truants and truancy. The text should be useful for both primary and secondary school-teachers - since recent research shows that 25 per cent of all truants...
Since the late 1980s, few issues have attracted as much attention or public interest as truancy. Evidence is mounting that most failing schools are pl...
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551,96 zł |
Truancy and Schools
ISBN: 9780415205092 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. At present about one million pupils truant from their schools on a daily basis and this book examines why they do it. The numerous reasons for truanting discussed are:
* disadvantageous home backgrounds * problems with settling in socially at school * poor performance in school * experiencing bullying in school * not coping with the transition from primary to secondary schooling. This book focuses on the social, psychological and educational causes of truancy. It examines recent research and gives many examples of good practice while also detailing the latest... At present about one million pupils truant from their schools on a daily basis and this book examines why they do it. The numerous reasons for truanti...
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257,53 zł |
Effective Change in Schools
ISBN: 9780415221900 / Angielski / Twarda / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Based entirely on case-study schools - 32 schools identified by the education authorities as having made, or making, significant steps to improvement. The schools include early primary, secondary and special. The book analyzes and explains the changes which have been made to bring about improvement and shares the successful impovement practice with other schools. It also looks specifically at how Counting Professional Development of all school staff can be organized to effect change.
Based entirely on case-study schools - 32 schools identified by the education authorities as having made, or making, significant steps to improvement....
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199,71 zł |
Effective Change in Schools
ISBN: 9780415221917 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Based entirely on case-study schools including early primary, secondary and special needs schools, this book looks at the changes that have been made to bring about improvement and analyzes successful practice.
Based entirely on case-study schools including early primary, secondary and special needs schools, this book looks at the changes that have been made ...
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105,08 zł |
The Managerial School: Post-Welfarism and Social Justice in Education
ISBN: 9780415224864 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The relationship between welfare and the state has undergone a steady process of reconfiguration over the past two decades and 'managerialism' has played a key role in this process. In education, parents are now seen as consumers and schools as small businesses, their income dependent on their success in attracting customers within the competitive local markets. What kind of schools are the reforms producing? What impact are they having on school culture and values? What are the social justice implications of applying a business model to the provision of schooling? In The Managerial School...
The relationship between welfare and the state has undergone a steady process of reconfiguration over the past two decades and 'managerialism' has pla...
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247,02 zł |
Inspection: What's in It for Schools?
ISBN: 9780415227858 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This text traces the development of different forms of inspection. It draws on a range of sources such as rigorous and informed research and inspection evidence, writing by key figures, teachers' own experiences, newspaper headlines and other comments, whilst remaining jargon-free. This topical book includes summary questions and other signposts for the reader, as well as a fully annotated bibliography. It also pays attention to other types of school self-evaluation. James Learmouth explores the impact of inspection on schools in difficulties, and outlines the ways in which research... This text traces the development of different forms of inspection. It draws on a range of sources such as rigorous and informed research and inspec... |
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168,17 zł |
Managing International Schools
ISBN: 9780415228855 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. It is estimated that there are some 12 000 international schools world-wide, with over 25 000 middle managers and head teachers. Within this there are several different types of international school including British schools abroad, English-speaking schools overseas, European English-speaking schools and forces schools - in spite of some differences they and their managers share certain needs for administrative efficiency. This practice-based management book for international schools provides support and development for middle and senior managers and teachers. The book concentrates on school...
It is estimated that there are some 12 000 international schools world-wide, with over 25 000 middle managers and head teachers. Within this there are...
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436,26 zł |
A Practical Guide to Fund-Raising in Schools
ISBN: 9780415229579 / Angielski / Miękka / 158 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A practical guide to fund-raising for schools. Funding for schools from the customary sources has become more difficult and schools are having to raise funds through schemes involving community and commercial support. This guide explains everything that schools need to know about funding, including;
*researching funds available *commercial funding *government funding *European funding initiatives *business sponsorships *how to enter local partnerships *writing a bid *making and maintaining contacts *paperwork *legalities *staffing the funding... A practical guide to fund-raising for schools. Funding for schools from the customary sources has become more difficult and schools are having to rais...
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299,59 zł |
Middle Management in Action: Practical Approaches to School Improvement
ISBN: 9780415231558 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book covers all aspects of the roles and responsibilities of middle managers in all types of schools and is divided into two parts. Part 1 is based on all the elements contained in the National Standards for Subject Leaders, published by the Teacher Training Agency. Part 2 complements this, covering the practical aspects, including checklists and training exercises, for the professional development of middle managers and their teams. By covering the generic issues of middle management, the book can be used in primary, secondary and special schools, by heads of department, subject...
This book covers all aspects of the roles and responsibilities of middle managers in all types of schools and is divided into two parts. Part 1 is bas...
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525,63 zł |
Leadership for Quality Schooling: International Perspectives
ISBN: 9780415231619 / Angielski / Twarda / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 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...
Leadership for Quality Schooling provides the latest thinking and research on school leadership from a range of international scholars in the...
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867,37 zł |
The Right to Learn : Alternatives for a Learning Society
ISBN: 9780415231657 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume raises questions about the future of the learning society. It claims that recent UN Conventions about the rights of children and parents are not being addressed by the UK Government's concentration on a highly centralized education system. Drawing on case study material from recent projects in the US, Denmark and the Netherlands, the author raises questions about educational provision and access. He discusses why there is a need to educate both society and the individual. He studies the Human Rights issue, the economy and the cost effectiveness of education, and epistemological...
This volume raises questions about the future of the learning society. It claims that recent UN Conventions about the rights of children and parents a...
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105,08 zł |
Understanding Schools and Schooling
ISBN: 9780415238793 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Teachers-in-Training have comparatively little time to get to grips with all the issues and debates that have affected schooling over the last 20 years. This book therefore aims to provide student teachers with the knowledge about school policy and process that they need in order to address and respond to current trends and discourses in critical, well-informed ways that should enhance their teaching and job satisfaction.
Teachers-in-Training have comparatively little time to get to grips with all the issues and debates that have affected schooling over the last 20 year...
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210,22 zł |
Extending Educational Reform: From One School to Many
ISBN: 9780415240697 / Angielski / Twarda / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In an effort to improve student achievement, thousands of US schools have adopted school reform models devised externally by universities and other organizations. Such models have been successful in improving individual schools or groups of schools, but what happens when educational reform attempts to extend from one school to many?
Through qualitative data from several studies, this book explores what happens when school reform 'goes to scale'. Topics covered include: *why and how schools are adopting reforms *the influence of the local context and wider constraints on the... In an effort to improve student achievement, thousands of US schools have adopted school reform models devised externally by universities and other or...
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919,95 zł |
Extending Educational Reform: From One School to Many
ISBN: 9780415240703 / Angielski / Miękka / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In an effort to improve student achievement, thousands of US schools have adopted school reform models devised externally by universities and other organizations. Such models have been successful in improving individual schools or groups of schools, but what happens when educational reform attempts to extend from one school to many?
Through qualitative data from several studies, this book explores what happens when school reform 'goes to scale'. Topics covered include: *why and how schools are adopting reforms *the influence of the local context and wider constraints on the... In an effort to improve student achievement, thousands of US schools have adopted school reform models devised externally by universities and other or...
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236,50 zł |
Diary of a Deputy
ISBN: 9780415242202 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a practical account of what the role of a Deputy Head entails, with suggestions on how it may be fulfilled successfully. The author guides the reader from the role of middle management through to that of school leadership, describing the process of getting a senior post in a school and what to do in those first few months. The text also sets out how to plan a career whilst a deputy head and how the National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH) qualification can be incorporated into this planning. The job is complex because it involves managing and leading different groups of...
This is a practical account of what the role of a Deputy Head entails, with suggestions on how it may be fulfilled successfully. The author guides the...
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225,99 zł |
Catholic Schools: Mission, Markets, and Morality
ISBN: 9780415243247 / Angielski / Twarda / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this ground-breaking book, Gerald Grace addresses the dilemmas facing Catholic education in an increasingly secular and consumer-driven culture. The book combines an original theoretical framework with research drawn from interviews with sixty Catholic secondary head teachers from deprived urban areas. Issues discussed include: *Catholic meanings of academic success This... In this ground-breaking book, Gerald Grace addresses the dilemmas facing Catholic education in an increasingly secular and consumer-driven culture.... |
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893,67 zł |