Studies in School Improvement (Paperback, New)

A volume in Research and Theory in Educational Administration Series Editors: Wayne K. Hoy, The Ohio State University and Michael DiPaola, The College of William and Mary Studies in School Improvement is the eighth volume in a series on research and theory in school administration dedicated to advancing our understanding of schools through empirical study and theoretical analysis. This selection of readings highlights a number of important factors in the stimulation and implementation of school improvement, including transformational leadership; change perspectives of teachers, principals, and the community; strategies for instructional change; learning environments and school culture; dropout prevention; professionalism; trust relations between the teachers and the board as well as trust between students and teachers; and admission decisions for educational leadership programs. In addition, a number of new, reliable and valid measures are developed and presented for the first time-instruments to assess: 1) change perspectives of the faculty, 2) professionalism of teachers, and 3) trust relations between students and teachers. These tools are valuable aids for both researchers and practitioners in their quest to understand and implement successful school improvement projects.

General

Imprint:	Information Age Publishing
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Research & Theory in Educational Administration
Release date:	March 2009
First published:	March 2009
Editors:	Wayne K Hoy • Michael F. Dipaola
Series editors:	Wayne K Hoy • Michael F. Dipaola
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	320
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-60752-093-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Organization & management of education > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Schools > General
LSN:	1-60752-093-1
Barcode:	9781607520931

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