Bøker av Christopher Chapman

This book describes the processes and challenges of implementing collaborative practices in School Improvement Networks, focussing specifically on examples from Chile. The Chilean case is significant for other challenging contexts, particularly rural communities, that still seek to implement collaborative inquiry projects.

Schools have a well-established history of working together but the persistent challenge of achieving excellence and equity within education systems has renewed interest in generating context-specific solutions through localised networks. This title traces the development of a network from its initial inception.

The authors bring together the key issues currently being debated in the educational leadership and management arena. The book has been designed to function as a key text for those involved in leadership training and qualifications.

Send my Roots Rain explores ways in which the life-giving water of the Spirit can soak down to the roots of a priest's life and work. It explores attitudes, practices and ways of prayer capable of refreshing and sustaining priests and pastors amidst the challenges and stresses of their way of life.

Strategy, risk and project management are often considered separately but this book demonstrates how a synthesis of these approaches yields greater opportunities. It is essential reading for practitioners specialising in these areas as well as teachers or participants in executive programmes.

Drawing on his extensive experience in pastoral ministry and spiritual direction, Christopher Chapman explores the parallels between personal growth and nurturing a garden.

Secret's Out is a collection of 8 short stories that covers everything from zombies to super villains. Grandpa's Secret is about a young man who has just lost his favorite person in the world, only to learn that he's been keeping a secret for many years. I Am Villain takes you into the mind of a super villain as he tries to destroy his arch-nemesis. A boy is forced to live with his uncle and learns that the Fireflies he views in the yard may be more dangerous than he first thought. A man wakes up to find that there is something seriously wrong with him. He struggles with temptation in The First Zombie. In The Confession, a Catholic Priest encounters a man that is doing horrific things. All this, plus three more stories that are sure to thrill.

Three people are murdered, shaking the foundation of the small town of Niagara, Wisconsin and its nearly 2,000 citizens. Two more meet their demise on the second night, and a teenager is taken into custody after narrowly escaping with his own life. Jason Rangle says he didn't do it; that it was a monster that murdered his parents. Friends become enemies and secrets are formed. Jason never stood a chance and is sentenced to life in prison. Sixteen years pass without incident, until one night as Jason watches through his cell window. A dark shadow moving through the night is all it takes for him to realize that the nightmare is far from over. Nothing is what it seems in this supernatural thriller. Can Jason survive? Will he be able to avenge the death of his parents. Will death finally come for Jason Rangle?