Educational Administration and Organisation Books

In contrast to the failure to economic reforms in Eastern Europe, China's economic reforms have been quite successful. Decollectivization, marketization, state enterprise reforms, and reintegration into the world economy have led to very rapid economic...

This book - written for teacher educators, teachers and admirers of James Baldwin -employs his essays and speeches to discuss how the effects of race and racism enter the souls of African American students and become attached and difficult to dislodge...

This volume examines the sustainability of higher education massification throughout the Asia Pacific region. The massification of higher education has swept across the region over the past three decades in complex and astounding ways in some cases. The...

This edited book collection disrupts received notions of educational leadership, culture and diversity as currently portrayed in practice and theory. It draws on compelling studies of educational leadership from the global north and south, as well as...

Why is there a need to rethink madrasah education? What is the positioning of Muslims in contemporary society, and how are they prepared? What is the role of the ulama in the reform process? This book explores these questions from the perspective of...

Research into ethnic attainment differences in British higher education and elsewhere tends to depict students from minority ethnic backgrounds as disadvantaged, marginalised, discriminated against and excluded. In The Minoritisation of Higher Education,...

Labouring to Learn examines academic mobility pathways among ethnic minority Tamil youths in public secondary schools and vocational institutions in Singapore. This book qualitatively examines the interactive effects of race and class on the educational...

This book seeks to shed light on transformative leadership practices employed by high-performing schools to improve academic achievement for students living in poverty. The book amplifies strategies employed by principals and teachers to develop...

സമൂഹ വികസനത്തിനായുള്ള വിദ്യാഭ്യാസത്തിന്റെയും വിവര പ്രവേശനത്തിന്റെയും പ്രാധാന്യംസമൂഹ വികസനം എന്നത് ഒരു സമൂഹത്തിന്റെ സാമ്പത്തിക, സാമൂഹിക, സാംസ്കാരിക മേഖലകളിൽ ഉണ്ടാകുന്ന മെച്ചപ്പെടലാണ്. ഈ മെച്ചപ്പെടലുകൾ സാധ്യമാക്കുന്നതിൽ വിദ്യാഭ്യാസവും വിവര പ്രവേശനവും...

The rapid move to distance learning has revealed the power of digital learning but it has also revealed numerous problems. One of the most significant barriers to quality distance education is a lack of infrastructure, poor quality learning materials,...

“I just can’t get it all done.”“I’m crazy busy.” “I never have time to enjoy life.” If you relate to those sentiments, you know that in today’s 24/7, always-on culture, life feels busier than ever...

Funding Sources for PreK-12 Education provides the most current and comprehensive information on over 2,500 sources for educational program funding. This annual directory not only provides essential funding information for public and private PreK-12...

Northern Lyrebird is the definitive and long-overdue history of one ofAustralia's finest music schools, painstakingly compiled from extensivewritten and oral memoirs, state archives, regional libraries, andpromotional and media artefacts from concert...

Women leaders and the COVID-19 pandemic are currently trending in the news. Major news outlets are all offering their positive opinions on how world-wide women leaders have addressed the crisis and reassured their people. While this sort of press...

Research in the area of teaching and learning within education is a dynamic area that continues to evolve because of new technologies, knowledge, models, and methods within formal and non-formal educational settings. It is essential to evaluate the...

Though decades ago school shootings were rare events, today they are becoming normalized. Active shooter drills have become more commonplace as pressure is placed on schools and law enforcement to prevent the next attack. Yet others argue the...

Early childhood educators are keenly aware of the importance of a child's transition to "real school." This transition is occurring earlier in a child's life now that school districts nationwide are moving to pre-kindergarten experiences for 3- and...

Digital technologies are transforming economies and societies around the world. As such, markets demand new types of skills and competences that students must learn in order to be successful. IT and emerging technologies can be integrated into...

The roles that corporate social responsibility (CSR) and business support of democracy play in American higher education are infrequently discussed, though very important. There are many ethical issues that concern both corporate interests as well as...

Higher education institutions are, more so than other organizations, deeply complex, and they present a unique challenge to their leaders and administrators. The unique complexities of higher education call for governance founded on thoughtful...

College student populations are becoming increasingly more diverse as students from diverse backgrounds have greater access to higher education. Additionally, governing bodies have heightened expectations related to student success, retention, and time...

Competitive strategies and higher education-industry collaboration policies are playing a vital role in fostering the reputation and international rankings of higher education institutions. The positive impact of these policies may best be observed in...

Over the last decade, many local students have preferred to study overseas. This has caused governments to announce the creation of programs and developments in the higher education sector to upgrade South-East Asia to a leading education hub. Moreover,...

With increasingly interconnected educational and employment ecosystems, credential innovations are trailblazing multiple pathways to professions at a pivotal moment of rapid change. In the current state of credential proliferation, the quest for...

Traditionally, internationalization efforts in higher education have been rooted in (neo)liberal transactional models that restrict or compromise the space for meaningful exchanges of socio-cultural capital. Recently, researchers and practitioners in the...

The experiences of a child can make or break how they feel about school. Every parent wants to know, but struggles to effectively ask, "How Was School Today," and, "What Did You Learn Today?" Let this journal facilitate that conversation...

Nearly every negative consequence associated with alcohol is the result of drinking too much. In today’s culture, drinking to excess is glamorized as a fun, harmless, and required rite of passage. Particularly for college students, it’s a...

Since when did families putting themselves into suffocating debt when trying to put their children through college become the rule rather than the exception? A long time ago, actually. In fact, drowning in hundreds of thousands of dollars in student loan...

A foundational tenet of the Out-of-School Time (OST) field is that all youth deserve impactful and engaging learning experiences. That requires that organizations, programs, and OST professionals remain responsive to the emerging needs of their diverse...

A foundational tenet of the Out-of-School Time (OST) field is that all youth deserve impactful and engaging learning experiences. That requires that organizations, programs, and OST professionals remain responsive to the emerging needs of their diverse...

Between 1980 and 2005, 45 states were involved in lawsuits around equity of funding and adequacy of education provided to all students in the state. Indeed, this investigation could have included any cities in America, and the themes likely would have...

This book offers an integrated social justice leadership framework that provides leaders with tools for broaching issues related diversity, equity, and inclusion.

This planning journal is perfect for any teacher wanting to ensure that each child, regardless of their background, feels seen and validated through the activities, lessons, and experiences occurring within the learning environment. Like a typical lesson...

Identifying the essential feature of education for international understanding advocated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the book explores how Chinese schools have implemented education for international...

This edited volume contributes a novel understanding of the past, present, and future of higher education across the six countries which make up the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).

This book takes a case study approach to explore leadership narratives of women in healthcare and science, paying attention to the intersection of gender, identity, and race in each story

The book analyzes school improvement from the perspective of theory and practice in China.

The monograph examines the constructive process of class consciousness among rural migrant children in China and how their perceptions of the social reality are shaped within their interactions with the family, community, and school contexts.

This text recognizes new pressures impacting graduate students and their supervisors, teachers, and mentors globally. The work provides a range of insights and strategies which reflect on wellbeing as an integral part of teaching, learning, policy, and...

Drawing on an empirical study of the cross-boundary, cross-campus, and intercultural collaborations between professional and academic staff, at both an Australian and a Singaporean university, this book demonstrates the potential of third space...

Guided by the scholarly personal narratives of LGBTQ+ higher education scholars, practitioners, and scholar-practitioners, this informative volume explores how individuals exist within and experience the insider/outsider paradox within higher education...

Drawing on autotheoretical methods, this insightful volume explores how LGBTQ+ scholars, practitioners, and scholar-practitioners exist within and negotiate an insider/outsider paradox within higher education, highlighting issues of affect, legibility,...

This volume makes the novel contribution of applying Nancy Fraser's concept of progressive neoliberalism to education in order to illustrate how social justice efforts have been co-opted by neoliberal forces.