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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827000203321

Titolo

Learning to read critically in educational leadership and management / / edited by Mike Wallace and Louise Poulson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Sage Publications, 2003

ISBN

1-4462-1657-8

1-280-36906-X

9786610369065

1-4129-3378-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 247 p.) : ill

Collana

Learning to Read Critically series

Altri autori (Persone)

WallaceMike <1950->

PoulsonLouise

Disciplina

371.2

Soggetti

School management and organization

Educational leadership

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1 - Critical reading for self-critical writing; Chapter 2 - Designing and writing about research: developing a critical frame of mind; Chapter 3 - Local school management: does it make a difference?; Chapter 4 - Investigating effective resource management in secondary schools: the evidence of inspection reports; Chapter 5 - Understanding and contributing to school improvement in thailand: a research and development project; Chapter 6 - Heads of secondary school subject departments and the improvement of teaching and learning

Chapter 7 - Evaluating technology and instructional innovation: when clear findings are not evidentChapter 8 - International development education: managing change in Caribbean countries; Chapter 9 - Transformational leadership effects on student engagement with school; Chapter 10 - Understanding the contribution of leadership to school improvement; Appendix I: Useful Sources of guidance; Appendix II: Blank form for the critical analysis of a text; Author Index; General Index

Sommario/riassunto

This work is a unique resource which combines a teaching text with



exemplary reports of small-scale research and a literature review conducted by international scholars.