Learner-Centered Leadership

Research, Policy, and Practice

Edited by Arnold B. Danzig, Kathryn M. Borman, Bruce A. Jones, William F. Wright

Many new approaches to school improvement are being proposed in the current climate of assessment and school accountability. This book explores one of these approaches,...

Published October 16th 2006 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

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Understanding Minority Ethnic Achievement

Race, Gender, Class and 'Success'

By Louise Archer, Becky Francis

Providing fresh insights and understandings about educationally ‘successful’ minority ethnic pupils, this book examines the views, identities and educational experiences of those pupils who are undoubtedly...

Published September 28th 2006 by Routledge.

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Invisible Children in the Society and Its Schools

Edited by Sue Books

The authors in this book use the metaphors of invisibility and visibility to explore the social and school lives of many children and young people...

Published September 11th 2006 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

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Education, Philosophy and the Ethical Environment

By Graham Haydon

How much can we reasonably expect from education? This book, written by a philosopher of education, casts new light on this question by seeing values education, not...

Published July 27th 2006 by Routledge.

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The RoutledgeFalmer Reader in Gender & Education

Edited by Madeleine Arnot, Mairtin Mac An Ghaill

This new Reader brings together classic pieces of gender theory, as well as examples of the sophistication of contemporary gender theory and research methodologies in...

Published July 13th 2006 by Routledge.

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Thinking About Schools

New Theories and Innovative Practice

By Aimee Howley, Craig Howley

As its title implies, this book has a deceptively simple mission: to prepare would-be school leaders to draw upon a variety of theoretical perspectives when...

Published June 29th 2006 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

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Teenagers, Literacy and School

Researching in Multilingual Contexts

By Ken Cruickshank

This unique and timely book follows the experiences of four Arabic teenagers, their families and their community, focusing on the role of literacy in their daily...

Published June 22nd 2006 by Routledge.

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New Foundations for Knowledge in Educational Administration, Policy, and Politics

Science and Sensationalism

Edited by Douglas E. Mitchell

This book probes the intellectual foundations of scholarly inquiry into educational administration, policy, and politics. The question of whether, and if so how, social science...

Published June 21st 2006 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

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Knowledge, Power and Educational Reform

Applying the Sociology of Basil Bernstein

Edited by Rob Moore, Madeleine Arnot, John Beck, Harry Daniels

This book is made up of a selection of writings from an international team of scholars, highlighting the contribution made to the field of educational...

Published May 25th 2006 by Routledge.

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Best Interests of the Student

Applying Ethical Constructs to Legal Cases in Education

By Jacqueline A. Stefkovich

This text for educational leadership courses presents a theoretical model based on the 'best interests of the student' for examining legal and ethical dimensions of...

Published May 23rd 2006 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

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