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Focuses on a three year rural turnaround leadership project sponsored by the US Department of Education. The project was designed to foster the development of a cohort of aspiring school leaders in rural high poverty/low performing K-12 school districts.

Focuses on a three year rural turnaround leadership project sponsored by the US Department of Education. The project was designed to foster the development of a cohort of aspiring school leaders in rural high poverty/low performing K-12 school districts.

Provides information for higher education minority serving institutions (MSIs) and other institutions and individuals interested in providing and/or improving mentoring programs and services to a variety of target groups. The book explores how mentorship can produce beneficial outcomes for the mentor.

Provides information for higher education minority serving institutions (MSIs) and other institutions and individuals interested in providing and/or improving mentoring programs and services to a variety of target groups. The book explores how mentorship can produce beneficial outcomes for the mentor.

What is effective teaching and what pedagogical models are being used in teacher education and evaluation? The purpose of this book is for current educators to share their effective practices in higher education - the program demographics, the vision, the preparation, the process, and the outcome.

What is effective teaching and what pedagogical models are being used in teacher education and evaluation? The purpose of this book is for current educators to share their effective practices in higher education - the program demographics, the vision, the preparation, the process, and the outcome.

This volume dedicated to the engagement of African American males in community colleges furthers the research agenda focused on improving the educational outcomes. The book offers three approaches to understanding the engagement of African American males in community college - empirical research, policy perspectives and programmatic initiatives.

This volume dedicated to the engagement of African American males in community colleges furthers the research agenda focused on improving the educational outcomes. The book offers three approaches to understanding the engagement of African American males in community college - empirical research, policy perspectives and programmatic initiatives.

Promotes all analytical and interpretive approaches that are appropriate for the scholarly study of teaching and curriculum. In fulfilment of this mission, Curriculum and Teaching Dialogue addresses a range of issues across the broad fields of educational research and policy for all grade levels and types of educational programs.

Explores the influence of challenge on career development and career outcomes. The contributors investigate career challenge in different national contexts and in different career fields and for different groups. The outcomes studied include career satisfaction, leadership skills, and occupational expertise. Finally, negative effects of challenge are suggested.

Explores the influence of challenge on career development and career outcomes. The contributors investigate career challenge in different national contexts and in different career fields and for different groups. The outcomes studied include career satisfaction, leadership skills, and occupational expertise. Finally, negative effects of challenge are suggested.

An international, peer-reviewed journal of educational foundations. It publishes essays that examine contemporary educational and social contexts and practices from critical perspectives. The SoJo Journal is interested in research studies and conceptual, theoretical, philosophical, and policy analysis essays that challenge the existing state of affairs in society, schools, and education.

Over the past thirty years, Holt High School in central Michigan has engaged in a quiet revolution that has transformed mathematics teaching and learning in the district. From its roots as a rural high school housed in a single building in the 1980s, the high school mathematics staff has grown an innovative..

Over the past thirty years, Holt High School in central Michigan has engaged in a quiet revolution that has transformed mathematics teaching and learning in the district. From its roots as a rural high school housed in a single building in the 1980s, the high school mathematics staff has grown an innovative...

Discusses of the two-way street between democracy and dictatorship; conflicts within protests, ideology and public debate; and the psychological profile of a democratic citizen and its critique. While acknowledging the limitations of today's democratic systems, this volume aims to re-invigorate democracy by bringing psychology to the table of current debates on social change and citizenship.

Brings together design thinking, critical social theory, and learning sciences to describe promising learning innovations that foster rights, dignity, and social justice for youth. Each of the chapters provides a case study of a project and discusses underlying theories and behind-the-scenes accounts of implementation and lessons learned.

Brings together design thinking, critical social theory, and learning sciences to describe promising learning innovations that foster rights, dignity, and social justice for youth. Each of the chapters provides a case study of a project and discusses underlying theories and behind-the-scenes accounts of implementation and lessons learned.

Examines ongoing challenges and policy strategies in ten countries - Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, the UK, and the US. This volume explores how countries with federal systems of government design, govern, finance, and assure quality in their educational systems spanning from early childhood to secondary school graduation.

Discusses of the two-way street between democracy and dictatorship; conflicts within protests, ideology and public debate; and the psychological profile of a democratic citizen and its critique. While acknowledging the limitations of today's democratic systems, this volume aims to re-invigorate democracy by bringing psychology to the table of current debates on social change and citizenship.

Traditional work on child development is often based on notions of an individual and decontextualized child. This volume involves a contribution to the rethinking of development: it presents a number of situated studies where children's perspectives are documented through their interaction with others in situated practices, in family life and school and across social contexts.

Traditional work on child development is often based on notions of an individual and decontextualized child. This volume involves a contribution to the rethinking of development: it presents a number of situated studies where children's perspectives are documented through their interaction with others in situated practices, in family life and school and across social contexts.

Examines ongoing challenges and policy strategies in ten countries - Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, the UK, and the US. This volume explores how countries with federal systems of government design, govern, finance, and assure quality in their educational systems spanning from early childhood to secondary school graduation.

Highlights views on responsive, participatory and democratic approaches to evaluation from an ethos of care. This volume critically scrutinizes and discusses the invisibility of care in our contemporary Western societies and evaluation practices that aim to measure practices by external standards.

In this second edition the authors have maintained the conceptual framework while updating sections to provide the most recent research on instructional strategies that have the most promise of helping all students learn. This new edition recognises the reality that all principals are responsible for supervision, evaluation, and professional development of their teachers.

In this second edition the authors have maintained the conceptual framework while updating sections to provide the most recent research on instructional strategies that have the most promise of helping all students learn. This new edition recognises the reality that all principals are responsible for supervision, evaluation, and professional development of their teachers.

The focus of this book is on different aspects of leadership and governess for learning in the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector, which serves children aged 1-5 years.

Highlights views on responsive, participatory and democratic approaches to evaluation from an ethos of care. This volume critically scrutinizes and discusses the invisibility of care in our contemporary Western societies and evaluation practices that aim to measure practices by external standards.

The focus of this book is on different aspects of leadership and governess for learning in the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector, which serves children aged 1-5 years.