The goal of this book is not just better leaders, but educational organizations that are entrepreneurial in nature. The author offers practical advice to educational leaders, from teachers to principals to superintendents, on practical steps toward a more innovative organization.
This two-part Implementation Guide will help to deepen your understanding and sharpen your ability to implement each of the strategies discussed in Leading School Change: Nine Strategies to Bring Everybody on Board. Part One offers discussion questions and activities which focus…
Presenting a fresh view of action research as a methodology which makes a unique contribution to knowledge about the process of development and change, this text explores its use in different disciplines and locations and shows its fluidity and responsiveness to the values and c…
"This book presents a fresh view of action research as a methodology uniquely suited to researching the processes of innovation and change. Drawing on twenty-five years' experience of leading or facilitating action research projects, Bridget Somekh argues that action research ca…
How does technology alter thinking and action without our awareness? How can instantaneous information access impede understanding and wisdom? How does technology alter conceptions of education, schooling, teaching and what learning entails? What are the implications of these an…
"As children, most of us think we are highly creative; as adults, many of us think we are not. What changes as people grow up? Organizations ... say they need people who can think creatively, who are felxible and quick to adapt. Too often they say they can't find them ... Robins…
Digital technologies are an everyday part of life for students and this text explores the ways in which they can be used in schools. The authors provide an insight into the research on digital technologies, stressing its relevance for schools, and suggest ways to develop new, mo…
Facebook, blogs, texts, computer games, instant messages' The ways in which we make meanings and engage with each other are changing. Are you a student teacher trying to get to grips with these new digital technologies? Would you like to find ways to make use of them in your cla…
Digital technologies are an everyday part of life for students and this text explores the ways in which they can be used in schools. The authors provide an insight into the research on digital technologies, stressing its relevance for schools, and suggest ways to develop new, mo…
