The Ethics Of School Administration
This popular text features a rigorous yet practical approach to the
difficult dilemmas that so often arise in school administration. Using
case studies to illustrate particular ethical issues, the authors cover
such topics as: standards, assessment and evaluation, equal
opportunity, multiculturalism, religious differences, due process,
freedom of expression, personal liberty and authority.
Harvard Business Review is a general management magazine published since 1922 by Harvard Business School Publishing, owned by the Harvard Business School. A monthly research-based magazine written for business practitioners, it claims a high ranking business readership and enjoys the reverence of academics, executives, and management consultants.
Successful School Change: Creating Settings to Improve Teaching and Learning
Drawing on 15 years of research and teaching in low-income schools, Claude Goldenberg provides a powerful model of school change for those seeking to make reform happen in their school or classroom. With great care and sensitivity, Goldenberg demonstrates the kinds of long-term planning and coordinated effort required to create lasting change.
This encyclopedia comes at a time when the topics it addresses--among them Bullying and victimization, Cooperative learning, Learning styles, No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, and Reading interventions and strategies-- are at the forefront of American educational thought. Arranged A-Z, it contains more than 250 articles by 175 of the more influential school psychology scholars at all levels, from elementary school through university. A "Readers Guide" organizes the entries into categories such as "Demographic Variables," "Family and Parenting," "Multicultural Issues," and "Technology." The volume is extensively indexed, and the index is accurate, with well-placed cross-referencing. Each entry includes a list of cross-references to other entries along with references and other readings related to the topic...