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There is a large body of research that supports the reality that school leaders make a significant contribution to the success of schools and the students in them. Additionally, there is strong agreement among and between researchers and state and national educational leadership associations that educational leadership preparation and development should be created and implemented within university/ school partnerships. Although institutions engage in forming university/school partnerships for varied reasons, research on the extent to which these partnerships exist; their organizational structures and processes;their implementation and effectiveness; and elements that foster and hinder their success is limited. Perhaps more importantly, there is not a widely accepted, research-based model of such partnerships that practitioners and researchers can use to guide the development and assessment of these partnership endeavors and upon which they can conduct effective research. This book seeks to fill these gaps. It presents the purposes, processes, practices and outcomes of eleven university/school partnerships focused on school leadership preparation and/or development. Each chapter presents an overview of the partnership, elements that fostered and hindered partnership success, and lessons learned. The book concludes with a chapter that summarizes findings across all chapters and presents a school/university partnership model that can be used by those interested in forming, improving or researching similar partnership endeavors. There are no similar resources available in the field. Thus, this book makes an important contribution to the literature and to the world of practice and research.
There is a large body of research that supports the reality that school leaders make a significant contribution to the success of schools and the students in them. Additionally, there is strong agreement among and between researchers and state and national educational leadership associations that educational leadership preparation and development should be created and implemented within university/ school partnerships. Although institutions engage in forming university/school partnerships for varied reasons, research on the extent to which these partnerships exist; their organizational structures and processes;their implementation and effectiveness; and elements that foster and hinder their success is limited. Perhaps more importantly, there is not a widely accepted, research-based model of such partnerships that practitioners and researchers can use to guide the development and assessment of these partnership endeavors and upon which they can conduct effective research. This book seeks to fill these gaps. It presents the purposes, processes, practices and outcomes of eleven university/school partnerships focused on school leadership preparation and/or development. Each chapter presents an overview of the partnership, elements that fostered and hindered partnership success, and lessons learned. The book concludes with a chapter that summarizes findings across all chapters and presents a school/university partnership model that can be used by those interested in forming, improving or researching similar partnership endeavors. There are no similar resources available in the field. Thus, this book makes an important contribution to the literature and to the world of practice and research.
""I knew I was going to enjoy this book before I started to read
it, as to any passionate, mentoring enthusiast, the list of
contributors reads like a 'who's who' in the best of mentoring with
chapters by some of the greatest global thought leaders and
practitioners in mentoring ... This book is a great reference for
anyone wanting to set up a diversity mentoring programme of any
type, as many of the lessons are very transferable. It is also such
a joy to read of the richness of learning that mentoring can bring
to mentors and mentees alike, a real treasure for the bookshelf of
anyone interested in mentoring programmes." "This comprehensive but concise book will be useful for any
coach or integrative coach who is engaged in supervision, wanting
to train as a supervisor, or seeking to understand more about the
supervision perspective." " "Developing Successful Diversity Mentoring Programmes" fills a
gap in the mentoring literature. The editors introduce the topic of
diversity with sensitivity and awareness. They then bring together
a comprehensive range of real case studies that provide a wonderful
resource of examples of diversity mentoring programmes across a
wide range of disability, gender, race and culture contexts. The
case studies themselves examine necessary programme processes, such
as matching and also consider the challenges and lessons learned.
The book is informed, insightful and inspiring and will be of
immense use to the mentoring community." "This book provides insightful analyses of diversity mentoring
principles and their application to real world practice. It is
highly timely, internationally relevant and should appeal to
scholars, policy makers and practitioners. In these pages you will
find a rich mixture of the best examples of mentoring case studies,
which shows intersections between diversity groups. The book is
particularly significant in amplifying differing voices by not
attempting to standardise language used by case studies'
contributors. Through the reflective questions in all sections, I
think the authors have done an outstanding job in promoting
engagement with readers." "As a diversity practitioner working for a multi-national
organisation, I found this a great manual to dip in to for ideas
and advice on how best to use mentoring as a means of driving
behavioural and organisational change. The case studies are many
and varied and offer bite sized and very practical lessons. When
mentoring works, it affords both parties the opportunity for
personal growth, increased self awareness and increased
understanding of different perspectives - all of which are
essential to truly value difference. These qualities are the
foundations for that sense of inclusion that we all strive for in
our daily lives." " Mentoring has become an essential ingredient in the success of diversity management in the workplace and in achieving societal change to accommodate and value difference. This case book brings together a wide range of approaches to designing, implementing, sustaining and evaluating mentoring programmes. It explores what makes mentoring work in a diversity context, and what undermines it; what constitutes good practice and what to avoid. The international case studies cover many different aspects of difference, including race, culture, physical and mental disability, gender and sexual preference, Thoughtful analysis of these cases reveals many practical lessons for what does and doesn't work well in different contexts. Edited by three leading authorities in the field, this case book is an essential companion for anyone aiming to establish a mentoring programme in the areas of equal opportunities, diversity management, or leveraging diversity. Countries represented in the book Australia, Argentina, Canada, Denmark, Great Britain, Germany, Luxembourg, Norway, South Africa, and USA. "Contributors
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