School Leadership in the Context of Standards-Based Reform International Perspectives /
“Although standards-based reform emerged in the United States and the United Kingdom, the idea has spread across the world, as an approach to systemic reform. It might appear that there is a world-wide “tsunami” of standards-based reform that will standardize and homogenize the educational system a...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
2012.
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| Series: | Studies in Educational Leadership ;
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| Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Table of Contents:
- PART I: INTRODUCTION: 1. Educational Reform, Standards, and School Leadership; Louis Volante
- PART II: INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES: 2. Responsibility in a High-Accountability System: Leading Schools in England; Daniel Muijs
- 3. Instructional Leadership in the Era of No Child Left Behind: Perspectives from the United States; Anthony H. Normore and Jeffrey S. Brooks
- 4. Educational Leadership in the Context of Low-Stakes Accountability: The Canadian Perspective; Don Klinger and Hana Saab
- 5. Pathways of Educational Leadership: Monitoring and Developing Skill Levels Among Educational Leaders in Australia; Patrick Griffin and Esther Care
- 6. The Shape and Shaping of School Leadership in Aotearoa New Zealand; Lester Flockton
- 7. Policy and Practice in Swedish Education, Assessment, and School Leadership; Christina Wikström
- 8: Standardization, Deregulation, and School Administration Reform in Japan; Jun Hirata
- 9. School Leadership, Accountability, and Assessment Reform in Hong Kong; Huen Yu and Wai Ming Yu
- 10. Leadership in Qatar’s Educational Reform; Sonia Ben Jaafar
- PART III: CONCLUSION: 11. Thoughts on School Leadership Policy, Practice, and Future Inquiry; Louis Volante and Lorna Earl. Index.
