Hirons Library : Leadership: Education

Leadership in Education

Leadership for Learning by Per Tore Granrusten; Kjell-Åge Gotvassli; Ole Fredrik Lillemyr
ISBN: 9781641131605

Publication Date: 2018-05-01

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. Internationally, the discourse on the ECEC sector is interwoven with the discourse on early intervention, where ECEC is viewed as laying the foundation for lifelong learning, eliminating child poverty, and fostering social inclusion within an increasingly diverse population.
Learning for Leadership by Yael Hellman
ISBN: 9781562868994

Publication Date: 2014-06-16

Teaching leadership can be one of the most fulfilling, as well as challenging, tasks of a trainer. Learning for Leadership builds on foundational learning and development concepts and practices to help trainers and facilitators develop programs that meet these challenges and turn learners into leaders.
Leadership of Place by Kathryn Riley
ISBN: 9781441149114

Publication Date: 2013-04-11

Drawing on original research in socially disadvantaged urban communities in the US (New York) and Britain (London), and in impoverished rural communities in South Africa (the Eastern Cape), this book explores how schools can help create a sense of place for young people.
Adventures in Teacher Leadership by Rebecca Mieliwocki; Joseph Fatheree; Katherine Bassett (Introduction by)
ISBN: 9781416627166

Publication Date: 2019-04-15

Have you ever imagined yourself as a teacher leader but weren't quite sure whether you really had--or could develop--the necessary skills? Have you wondered what the first steps toward becoming a teacher leader might be, what kinds of approaches work best, and how you could overcome the inevitable challenges that come with leading your colleagues on a journey toward improvement as professionals?
Leadership for School Improvement by Cherie B. Gaines
ISBN: 9781641136020

Publication Date: 2019-06-01

As the inaugural issue in the Leadership for School Improvement (LSI) Special Interest Group (SIG) Book Series, this volume serves as a reflection on the foundations of the field of school improvement. Contents include connections between school improvement and the agency of principals, districts, universities, and policy.
Leading from a Feminist Soul by Catherine E. Hackney
ISBN: 9781641134958

Publication Date: 2019-03-01

This book will offer inspiration, guidance, and affirmation to women who seek to lead from goodness, justice, and the power of difference they bring to the organization. The book will include references to the authors' autobiographical experiences as leaders in K-12 and higher education as well as to women whose stories of leadership are of particular interest: an artist, a philanthropist, a community activist, teacher and school leadership educators.
Hello Professor by Vanessa Siddle Walker
ISBN: 9780807832899

Publication Date: 2009-08-16

Through conversations with Byas and access to his extensive archives on his principalship, Vanessa Siddle Walker finds that black principals were well positioned in the community to serve as conduits of ideas, knowledge, and tools to support black resistance to officially sanctioned regressive educational systems in the Jim Crow South.