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Succession planning is a concept not well known nor used in education. Businesses, non-profit entities, medical organizations, and the military have used many of the concepts for decades with varying degrees of success. A framework and practical guidelines are provided for anyone with hiring authority or interest in leadership development in educational organizations. The identification of future talent, the targeted and specific development and mentoring, and the retention of the most promising employees comprise the three major components to a quality plan. Most importantly, the unique organizational culture must be considered across every phase. A lack of planning can be costly and detrimental to performance, which in an educational setting equates to lower student achievement. A quality succession plan can be used to foster engagement from all levels of stakeholders and ensure qualified individuals are prepared to assume positions of greater authority at every level of the organization. There is no universal answer, no “one-size-fits-all” approach; however, with strategic initiatives and the proper support from senior leaders, a leadership pipeline can be established in any educational organization, not just for the present, but for future needs.

This book examines the theoretical foundations relevant to existential issues in educational leadership and management, taking inspiration from Munch's painting The Scream. The book considers internationally relevant topics such as the growth of neoliberalism, globalisation, cultural shifts, forced migration and the digitalisation of the socio-cultural sphere and uniquely positions these crises as existential threats, rather than simply political, cultural, or social. The volume explores this complex set of dimensions in existential experience and outlines the implications for research and teaching in educational leadership. By exemplifying the narrative and introspective nature of existential research, the book addresses major aspects of the field including the impact such threats have on organisational studies, policy, administrative structures and practices, and leadership.This timely collection on existential issues in administration and leadership will appeal to academics, scholars, researchers, practitioners and policy-makers. It will also be of great interest for students in teacher education programmes and graduate courses in educational administration and leadership, organisation studies, and educational ethics for broad international use.

Developing effective policy for the use of social media in schools is at once challenging and equally necessary. For one thing its use pervades our society in ways few could have futured for. For another, its presence, its potential, its pitfalls, require a collective leadership to use the right kinds of processes to properly create and sustain. Planning by Futuring; Futuring as Planning: Using Your Futures Mindset to Develop Social Media Policy in Schools, provides practicing educational leaders and those who aspire to be administrators with all of the tools necessary to engage their stakeholders in co-creating policy guidelines that will assure successful implementation.More importantly, its case study style enables readers to discern the necessary themes, theory and concepts that nurture futures - based mindsets. These mindsets-dispositions-skills will enable leaders to anticipate and plan for any emerging future that may come their way. And most importantly their mastery will co-empower collective leaders to create futures that are preferred instead of imposed.

The leading experts in system change and learning, with their school-based partners around the world, have created this essential companion to their runaway best-seller, Deep Learning: Engage the World Change the World. This hands-on guide provides a roadmap for building capacity in teachers, schools, districts, and systems to design deep learning, measure progress, and assess conditions needed to activate and sustain innovation. Dive Into Deep Learning: Tools for Engagement is rich with resources educators need to construct and drive meaningful deep learning experiences in order to develop the kind of mindset and know-how that is crucial to becoming a problem-solving change agent in our global society. Designed in full color, this easy-to-use guide is loaded with tools, tips, protocols, and real-world examples. It includes: • A framework for deep learning that provides a pathway to develop the six global competencies needed to flourish in a complex world — character, citizenship, collaboration, communication, creativity, and critical thinking. • Learning progressions to help educators analyze student work and measure progress. • Learning design rubrics, templates and examples for incorporating the four elements of learning design: learning partnerships, pedagogical practices, learning environments, and leveraging digital. • Conditions rubrics, teacher self-assessment tools, and planning guides to help educators build, mobilize, and sustain deep learning in schools and districts. Learn about, improve, and expand your world of learning. Put the joy back into learning for students and adults alike. Dive into deep learning to create learning experiences that give purpose, unleash student potential, and transform not only learning, but life itself.

More than 80% of Technology projects fail. What does that mean? It means the project has broken one of the'Triple Constraints', scope, time, and budget. This book is focused on project planning and project management of IT projects in the education realm.This book provides the most streamlined methods for defining, developing, documenting, and executing any Education Technology project. It provides the methods to insure integrity and accuracy in the planning phase, and control and communication in the execution phase. It defines how projects start and end, and all the milestones and control points in the middle. And it details how you can execute it all. After reading this book, you will have the methods, templates and examples, in order to deliver successful Education Technology projects, but more importantly, this book will give you the insights of how to become a successful Education Technology Project Manager.

Journal of Research on Organization in Education (JROE) The JROE represents a new forum for advancing, integrating, and challenging the theory and body of evidence surrounding the organization of education. Committed to scientific empiricism, this journal's editors and editorial board seek to coalesce and vitalize decades of theoretical work and research that holds promise for our understanding and improvement of organizations, especially, but not only, schools. The development and testing of a body of middle-range theory is facilitated by the availability of longitudinal and hierarchical analytical techniques, model-building, and experimental simulation research approaches, all potentially signaling a new era of theoretical possibility. Increasingly, a new generation of researchers studying education organization is prepared to exploit the power of these tools. JROE can serve as scaffold for holding more precise empirical evidence and orienting it toward theory-building.

Cambiar los contenidos, cambiar la educación es el resultado de una conjunción de textos, en el que cada autor y autora tienen la oportunidad de expresar lo que le sugería la interrelación entre la ya manida sociedad del conocimiento y la educación. Estamos educados en la perspectiva de poner a dicha sociedad como fuente de las consecuencias que se derivan para el discurso, las políticas y prácticas educativos. Después se haría el trabajo en dirección inversa: ¿qué pueda hacer la educación para hacer efectiva la sociedad haciéndola más transparente, más atractiva y más justa, Para ese cometido se requiere volver sobre los principios fundamentales, que si bien no han dejado de tener vigencia, si que se han desdibujado y debilitado para que recuperen su fuerza para tener voz en los ámbitos en los que se piensa, se hace y se valoran las prácticas dominantes. Esta obra recoge las conferencias más importantes impartidas en un curso de verano (el de 2016) de la universidad Meléndez Pelayo en Santander. Hacemos esta observación porque justifica el formato con el que se enfrentarán los hipotéticos lectores. Representan piezas de un complejo puzle que está por completar.

This book provides a review of the effectiveness of Opportunity to Learn (OTL) operationalized as the association between OTL and student achievement. In addition, it presents an elaborate conceptual map in which OTL is regarded as part of a larger concept of curriculum alignment. Major components of this framework are national goals and standards, school curricula, formative tests, textbooks, actual delivery of content as part of teaching, and summative tests and examinations.Alignment between educational goals, intended and implemented curricula, and educational outcomes is considered an important prerequisite for effective education. The expectation is that better alignment leads to better student performance. The concept of OTL is commonly used to compare content covered, as part of the implemented curriculum, with student achievement. As such it is to be seen as a facet of the broader concept of “alignment”. As it comes to enhancing OTL in educational policyand practice, proactive curriculum development is compared to a more retroactive orientation. Legitimate forms of test and examination preparation belong to this retroactive orientation, and are seen as favorable conditions for optimizing OTL. This book reviews the research evidence on the effects of OTL on student achievement by means of detailed descriptions of key-empirical studies, a review of meta-analyses, a “vote count” syntheses of 51 empirical studies, conducted between 1995 and 2015, and a secondary analysis based on TIMSS 2011, and PISA 2012 data. It concludes that the effect size of OTL, at about.30, is modest, but comparable in size to other effectiveness-enhancing conditions in schooling. The final chapter of the book provides suggestions for educational policy and practice to further optimize OTL.

This Educational Project Management book offers the knowledge and skills one needs to create an educational project from the initial idea and funding to the design and development and dissemination, sustainability and global impact. Project management requires science and art to coexist; science refers to the systematic and precise project management process. Science is combined with the artistic skill to deal with unpredictability as well as human behaviour, talents and abilities. In the current era of global crisis, shared visions and countries'policies relate to educating future citizens in managing confusion and complexity, even sudden change, in everyday life. Unpredictability is managed with creativity, organisation and flexibility. At the moment, a major gap in educational authorship exists for Educational Project Management (EPM); there is no book on the subject. In addition, many educational approaches become more and more obsolete; they are replaced by new ones due to rapid world changes and ubiquitous technology. Thus, new modes of thinking and learning are prerequisites to encompass such global perspectives and technological advances. This book discusses innovative ideas and solutions for designing, developing, evaluating and sustaining educational projects. It is within humanity's natural competence to learn, adapt and evolve when reaching the abilities'barriers and entering a new developmental spiral on a lifelong learning journey. Technology is one medium to think, create and act in a more mindful and effective way for sustaining future life and wellbeing. As the tools aid in the externalization of our abilities, learning to adapt and be free to express is now considered situational and theme-based learning, utilizing all shades from the real to the virtual matrix. EPM offers an additional perspective and focus on existing knowledge for the next generation's learning spaces design and development, so that the learners can initially reach their levels of abilities, and furthermore, unlock their hidden potential. Such implication requires an interdisciplinary background to create the underpinned matrix for the next generation. Educational Project Management (EPM) provides additional educational solutions to trigger new and undiscovered human abilities to visualize, harness, realize and advance educational communities'common purposes. It is an everyday tool for educational practitioners towards excellence in teaching and natural learning, removing barriers and creating unlimited possibilities for the evolution of the individual, group and community. This book is part of the global solution in an era experiencing a world crisis, moving beyond known states and barriers by designing and developing progressive and cutting edge immersive educational experiences and projects for an inclusive world for all.

Why are our educational institutions and practices such a poor fit for so many students? A Prison Called School addresses the complex issues that place many students at a disadvantage as they try to survive yet another hurdle in life—school. Although some students are able to navigate and succeed in the current system, other students struggle to survive a system that is unable to meet their needs. For those students, school can feel like a twelve-year prison sentence. Students who cannot fit the outdated, one-size-fits-all model, are further penalized by a system that blames the struggling student rather than holding the institution accountable. For students to thrive in school, the system, not the students, must change in deep and substantial ways. A Prison Called School is a powerful catalyst for creating the empowering, engaging, and effective learning environments that all students need to succeed in school and life.

The Politics of Authentic Engagement provides practical approaches for leaders in a variety of roles to address the changing landscape of schooling, build dynamic relationships in support of schools, help parents/families support their children's achievement, and create a culture of engagement. Strategies described in the chapters support leaders in helping others learn to engage by providing handout, overheads, instructions and other prompts to use in workshop settings.s provides practical approaches for leaders in a variety of roles to address the changing landscape of schooling, build dynamic relationships in support of schools, help parents/families support their children's achievement, and create a culture of engagement. Strategies described in the chapters support leaders in helping others learn to engage by providing handout, overheads, instructions and other prompts to use in workshop settings.

Whether they're the result of a mandate from on high, a crisis that needs addressing, or simply a desire for improvement, change initiatives are a constant in most every school. In this book, veteran teacher, administrator, and consultant Jeffrey Benson provides educators with a proven, practical, and broadly applicable system for implementing new practices methodically and effectively. Topics include• Identifying and communicating a clear and understandable vision of change;• Ensuring that all voices in the school are heard and respected during the change process;• Thoroughly and thoughtfully collecting, classifying, and analyzing data related to the change initiative; and• Delegating responsibilities among staff and stakeholders.Replete with checklists, surveys, and worksheets, 10 Steps to Managing Change in Schools is a practical guide for educators determined to seamlessly weave new practices or procedures into the fabric of the school.

Being a good planner is handy whether one is getting ready to tackle a homework assignment, saving up for a new video game, or preparing for a birthday party. Everything from defining a specific objective before the planning process to creating alternative plans is covered in this colorful book, which even offers suggestions for events to plan, such as a car wash for charity. Without a doubt, planning is a lifelong skill best learned early for future success.

The informational and technological progress in the world, requires us to move very quickly to catch up with him, because of losing his place in this race loses his will

Cure Student Underachievement is the culmination of the authors'research, practice, and experience as principals, superintendents, graduate professors, and consultants in efforts to improve school performance and increase student achievement. Searching for the real causes of underperformance, the authors explored problem-solving strategies in several fields. The authors find that clinical practice identifies the root causes rather than the symptoms of problems, focusing valuable time, resource, and energy on prescriptions with greater promise for improved performance health. The concepts of diagnosis, prescription, and prognosis establish a foundation for improved planning and problem solving. This book introduces practicing leaders and leaders-in-training to the protocols of clinical practice by taking the reader through the twelve steps of the clinical cycle with specific strategies and exercises to provide practice in the application, use, and assessment of the model.

Above and Beyond the Bottom Line: The extraordinary evolution of the education business manager, provides insights into the dynamic evolution and growing importance of education as business and the rise of the education business manager - now a vital member of educational leadership teams. The business manager is no longer an invisible back-office employee who balances the books. The role is highly complex and accountable and the scope of the work wide-ranging and changeable. Education business managers are professionals holding knowledge, skills and ideas that increase organisational capacity, viability and provision and enable other educational leaders to focus on learning and teaching. Building on research from around the world, this book fills a huge gap in our understandings about educational leadership in its most comprehensive sense, while discussing current issues and considerations for the future. Above and Beyond the Bottom Line is an invaluable resource for business managers from all education settings - schools, universities, kindergartens, training colleges - and their professional associations; educational leaders and councillors; education policymakers; advisors and auditors; and scholars and researchers interested in finding out about the extraordinary developments occurring behind the scenes in educational leadership, management and administration.

إن التربية بغير نزاع -كانت وما تزال- في كل الدول، وفي جميع العصور، محور التقدم وحجر الزاوية في كل إصلاح. وأي تبديل أو تعديل في أي مجال من مجالات الحياة، غير مستند إلى التربية إنما هو ترقيع لا يخدم غاية، ولا يوصل إلى نتيجة. إن هذا الكتاب يفتح نافذة على جانب من جوانب التربية، هو)التخطيط التربوي) الذي أصبح ضرورة ملحة وحاجة ماسة وقوية للدول النامية ولاسيما الدول العربية، وخاصة أن قطاع التعليم والتربية يعتبر من أخطر قطاعات التنمية في تلك الدول. وبات في حكم المؤكد أنه لا خيار بين الأخذ بالتخطيط وعدم الأخذ به، خاصة لمواجهة ما يشهده عالمنا من عولمة متسارعة الخطى وثورة تكنولوجية معلوماتية اتصالية متواصلة، جعلت من التخطيط التربوي أداة مهمة لا يمكن الاستغناء عنها للرفع من سوية الدول.

Collaboration and networking have recently come to the fore as major school improvement strategies in a number of countries. A variety of initiatives, from government and other agencies, have encouraged collaboration and led to a lot of practical activity in this area. However, at present there are no texts in education that explore collaboration and networking from both a theoretical and practical perspective. In this book, we aim to provide a theoretical background to educational collaboration, drawing on research and theory in policy studies, psychology and sociology, leading ultimately to a typology of networks. This theoretical base will be tested in the discussion of a number of case studies referring to specific initiatives such as the Federations programme, multi-agency collaboration and Networked Learning Communities. Lessons for practice will be drawn and presented in terms of factors internal and external to the school. The key issue of network leadership will be addressed here as well.

How to nurture thinking across the curriculum in every classroom, thus encouraging students to understand, manage and take responsibly for their own thinking and learning processes, and to value the perspectives of others. Aimed at teachers at all levels, curriculum designers, education planners, teacher educators and interested parents. Contents include the following: • Steps in the process of developing a thinking school • Challenges facing thinking schools • Sixteen characteristics of intelligent people • Introducing the Six Thinking Hats to students • Thinking Maps as a visual language for thinking • Mediation of goal-seeking, goal-setting and goal-achieving behaviour • Cooperative learning approaches and methods • The teaching and learning of life skills

'Michael Fullan has once again hit the ball out of the park—a grand slam. All those interested in whole system education reform will want to read this book from cover to cover.'—Sir Michael Barber, Former Head of Tony Blair′s Delivery UnitAuthor of Instruction to Deliver'All Systems Go is exactly what we need at this crucial time. Fullan boldly challenges politicians and professionals to unite for the good of our society. And best of all, he shows them how to do it.'—Avis Glaze, President, Edu-quest International Inc.Former Chief Student Officer of Ontario, CanadaA powerful approach to sustainable school system change that involves all stakeholders!Changing whole education systems for the better, as measured by student achievement, requires coordinated leadership at the school, community, district, and government levels. Based on Michael Fullan′s work with school districts and large systems in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada, this resource lays out a comprehensive action plan for achieving whole system reform. System-wide reform becomes possible when educational leaders build collective capacity and where individual teachers, schools, and districts are committed to working together to increase their effectiveness, rather than competing against one another. This book examines:Successful reform initiatives in the United States and abroadActions and conditions that have ensured traction and sustainabilityWays to avoid common errors in action, funding, and policyNew reforms at the national level that can impact learning right nowAll Systems Go shows educators what must be done to strip away distractions and move an entire system forward.

The papers collected in this e-book make no claim as to how to'do'change management, but rather they seek to address weaknesses in the change management literature identified above by providing a broader and more complex analysis of the processes of change. The papers presented are deliberately diverse, drawn from Africa, Asia, Europe and North America and drawing on work in both the statutory and post-compulsory sectors. They focus on'change'as a process both located in national policy contexts, and one rooted in individual institutions, and several papers are concerned with how each of t.

Este libro está concebido no sólo como la presentación de una teoría sino fundamentalmente como una herramienta de trabajo en el nivel institucional. Se sitúa entre el planeamiento a nivel macro, del conjunto del sistema, y el planeamiento a nivel micro, del proceso de enseñanza y aprendizaje en el aula. Es de utilidad para los interesados en abordar su trabajo profesional en el campo educativo siguiendo la metodología de proyectos requerida por las instituciones que se ocupan de la formación, capacitación o recalificación profesional de las personas. Sánchez Martínez es Profesor en la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, en la Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, Rector de la Universidad Blas Pascal y ha sido consultor del PNUD, del Banco Mundial y del IESALC/UNESCO.

بدأت الإدارة التعليمية كمجال بحثى أكاديمى بظهور أقسلم الإدارة التعليمية فى منتصف القرن العشرين ثم فى العديد من الدول الأخرى. حيث بدأ المتخصصون و الممارسون لها يطورون نماذج بديلة تأسيسا على ملاحظاتهم و خبرلتهم فى المدارس و المؤسسات التعليمية المختلفة و بالتالى ظهرت التخصصات المتداخلة بين الإدارة التربوية و العلوم الأجتماعية الأخرى.

التخطيط الإستراتيجي يعنى التغير فى المستقبل و محاولة تشكيله بالصورة التى توافق آمال و تطلعات أبناء المجتمع ، و ليس الغرض من التخطيط الإستراتيجي التنبؤ ، و لكنه تشكيل الحياة بالصورة التى يريدها أبناء المجتمع مستقبلا بطريقة مثلى.

`Researchers interested in various aspects of college leadership and management will find this book a convenient and scholarly introduction to related research in the school sector′ - Further Education Development Agency, College Research Journal `Educational management has become an important academic subject. The contributors to this volume have gauaranteed its survival as such by undertaking this review in order that they and others working in the field may take account of a range of agendas and initiatives. The outcome must be a fresh stance and a new sense of direction to enable a study of educational managment to meet the needs of teachers and their schools in the new millennium′ - Educational Research Educational Management brings together important original contributions from leading thinkers in the field. Edited by some of the key figures in educational management today, chapters examine the following key areas: Has self-management achieved the success predicted for it?; What should be the nature of professional development for educational leaders?; to what extent can education benefit by drawing from practice in business and industry?; can theory inform management practice in education?; how can research contribute to educational improvement?; how can leaders help improve classroom practice? Educational Management is one of the major outcomes of the ESRC ( Economic and Social Research Council) seminar series which aimed to redefine educational management in the light of the many developments in policy, practice, theory and research since the subject became established in the 1970s.