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  • Publishing and the Academic World

    Passion, purpose and possible futures

    Edited by Ciaran Sugrue, Sefika Mertkan ...
    Within the Academy, itself a changing and increasingly entrepreneurial entity, publishing is no longer an option; it is the universal currency that secures a position, tenure and promotion; it is key to academic life. Providing a panoramic picture of the changing publishing climate, Academic Life and the Publishing Landscape will empower scholars by enabling them to navigate this changing terrain ... Read more

    $75.99 USD

  • Leading Higher Education As and For Public Good

    Rekindling Education as Praxis

    Edited by Ciaran Sugrue, Tone Dyrdal Solbrekke ...
    Leading Higher Education As and For Public Good asserts that the purpose of higher educationis twofold: for public good and as public good. Acknowledging that the notion of public good increasingly cannot be taken for granted, the book argues that leading, teaching and learning must be directly connected to its pursuit. It avers and demonstrates how this may be accomplished, articulating specific ... Read more

    $52.99 USD

  • Professional Responsibility

    New Horizons of Praxis

    Edited by Ciaran Sugrue, Tone Solbrekke ...
    What does professional responsibility entail in an increasingly insecure, unpredictable and de-regulated world? This is the core question addressed in this text. The point of departure for the various contributions is that professional responsibility is a way of being in the world that includes a particular mandate – to behave in a manner consistent with moral and societal obligations as a ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • The Future of Educational Change

    International Perspectives

    Edited by Ciaran Sugrue ...
    This timely book provides a systematic overview and critique of contemporary approaches to educational change from some of the best-known writers and scholars in the field, including Andy Hargreaves, Larry Cuban, Ivor Goodson, Jeannie Oakes, Milbrey McLaughlin, Judyth Sachs and Ann Liebermann.Divided into four sections, the book addresses the key themes:What has been the impact of educational ... Read more

    $66.99 USD

  • Passionate Principalship

    Learning from the Life Histories of School Leaders

    Edited by Ciaran Sugrue ...
    This book puts 'real life' back into the literature on school principalship. Through a life history approach, it portrays daily life in schools as a much more messy, contested and precarious existence, where principals struggle with passionate commitment to find continuity amongst frequently changing and often conflicting policy initiatives. The book draws on comprehensively in-depth interview ... Read more

    $63.99 USD

  • Complexities of Teaching

    Child-Centred Perspectives

    by Ciaran Sugrue ...
    Illustrates how, contrary to popular belief, child centred teaching can be positive, supportive and guiding. The author shows how child-centred teachers can successfully combine the best elements from traditional and modern practices. ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Developing Teachers and Teaching Practice

    International Research Perspectives

    Edited by Christopher Day, Ciaran Sugrue ...
    Pressure is increasing on all those involved in education, from teachers to policy-makers, to transform schools as organisations, while continuing to implement effective new approaches to teaching and learning. The demand is not only to reach attained targets, but also to be accountable for teaching methods.Developing Teachers and Teaching Practice brings together a selection of papers given at ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • Unmasking School Leadership

    A Longitudinal Life History of School Leaders

    by Ciaran Sugrue ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This book is a longitudinal life history of the lives and work of primary school principals in Ireland. It provides a unique opportunity to peer inside the realities of leading schools in changing times. In a system that until recently did not prepare principals for the onerous roles and responsibilities, a small system with limited mobility, inter-personal relationships emerge as critical, ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

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  • Changing Teacher Professionalism

    International trends, challenges and ways forward

    Edited by Sharon Gewirtz, Pat Mahony, Ian Hextall, Alan Cribb ...
    Significant changes in the policy and social context of teaching over the last 30 years have had substantial implications for teacher professionalism. As the influence of central regulation and marketisation has increased, so the scope for professional influence on policy and practice has in many cases diminished. Instead, teachers have had to respond to a range of other demands stemming from ... Read more

    $63.99 USD

  • Flip the System

    Changing Education from the Ground Up

    Edited by Jelmer Evers, René Kneyber ...
    Education is threatened on a global scale by forces of neoliberalism, through high stakes accountability, privatization and a destructive language of learning. In all respects, a GERM (Global Education Reform Movement) has erupted from international benchmark rankings such as PISA, TIMMS and PIRL, causing inequity, narrowing of the curriculum and teacher deprofessionalization on a truly global ... Read more

    $51.99 USD

  • A Socially Critical View Of The Self-Managing School

    Edited by John Smyth ...
    The shift from the model of central government educational control to school- based management has been widely adopted and acclaimed and has created the general impression of increased democracy and participation.; The international contributors to this book tackle this important policy issue and look behind the scenes of the moves towards school self- management. They investigate the phenomenon ... Read more

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  • Critical Issues in Youth Work Management

    Edited by Jon Ord ...
    This valuable textbook communicates the complexities and controversies at the heart of youth work management, exploring key issues in a critical fashion. Written by a team of experienced youth work lecturers, the chapters cover topics such as planning, evaluation and supervision, whilst acknowledging the changing structures of integrated services and the impact of public service reform.Divided ... Read more

    $54.99 USD