Academies and Educational Reform: Governance, Leadership and Strategy - Couverture rigide

Leo, Elizabeth; Galloway, David; Hearne, Phil

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1847693164 ISBN 13 : 9781847693167

Editeur : Multilingual Matters, 2010

Synopsis

Behind the headlines and controversy surrounding new academy schools, many of their principals, teachers and pupils have been quietly changing the culture of learning and achievement in some of the most disadvantaged communities in England. While successful innovation and change is not unique to academies, this book illustrates how the academy policy represents a significant opportunity to improve the life chances of their pupils. Too much attention has focused on unanswerable questions about whether academies are better or worse than their predecessor or comparable schools in their neighbourhood. Too little focus has been on what policy makers and practitioners can learn from the different, and often conflicting, perspectives of the key players, notably sponsors, architects, principals, parents and pupils in order to create a school that can truly serve their community with distinction.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Elizabeth Leo has worked with academies, schools and local education authorities to promote student motivation, learning and achievement. Her research and publications focus on improving schools in high poverty, high disadvantage communities from a cognitive-motivational psychological perspective. David Galloway has published research on school and teacher influences on bullying in schools, extending his previous work on school influences on students' behaviour, and on provision for special educational needs. He also has a research interest in motivation. He has (co)authored or edited 15 books and about 100 articles. Phil Hearne is one of the most successful academy principals in England having led two academies in London and currently one of the largest academies in the North East. He has contributed to national and international conferences on leadership and, more recently, is focusing his research on the challenges facing principals during different phases of academy development.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Multilingual Matters
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1847693164
• ISBN 13: 9781847693167
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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