This book is a volume in the Jossey-Bass Leadership Library in Education - a series designed to meet the demand for new ideas and insights about leadership in schools.

In the first chapter of this book, which deals with the world and work of teachers, themes are explored that capture the essential "dailiness" of working in schools, and a general description is given of what it is like to be a teacher.

Preparing students to become informed, critical consumers of research, this accessible text builds essential skills for understanding research reports, evaluating the implications for evidence-based practice, and communicating findings to ...

Because what we do in staff development can best be understood in terms of Contexts, Strategies, and Structures, the remainder of the book features distinguished educators who write from their own unique experiential and theoretical stances ...

Journey out of Darkness is Mr. Purcells story of how he transcended his patriarchal heritage and Aspergers damaging personality to find peace as an accomplished artist.

What are the challenges, and how has your program dealt with them?"--BOOK JACKET.

This book presents case studies of two highly successful teacher education programs.

This edition presents a sharpened, contemporary focus on the growth and development of teachers, documenting the authors' concerns over professionalizing teaching, restructuring schools, and rethinking teacher education.

This second edition presents a sharpened, contemporary focus on the growth and development of teachers, documenting the contributors' concerns over professionalizing teaching, restructuring schools and rethinking teacher education.