Creating a learning school First edition.

Author

• Middlewood, David

Additional Author(s)

• Beere, Jackie
• Parker, Richard

Publisher

New Delhi: Sage Publications India Pvt Ltd, 2012

Language

English

ISBN

9781412910422

Series

Subject(s)

• ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING
• SCHOOL MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION

Notes

• includes index

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Abstract

‘It is full of good sense, a treasure chest of helpful ideas which have the credibility of being grounded in case-study material, and in the experience of the authors, two of whom are practising headteachers. The book sets out the principles underpinning the learning school, but offers also a strong pragmatic focus and is organized so that it can be dipped into and something worthwhile easily found…It will support change and improvement in the professional practices involved in making a school a stimulating learning environment for adults as well as students' - Dr Martin J Coles, Assistant Director, National College for School Leadership The ‘learning school’ described in this book suggests an alternative to the preoccupation with tests, targets, and leadership from above, and focuses ...

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

1 online resource (xii, 195 p.)

Dimension

-

Other Desc.

ill.

Summary / Review / Table of Content

Chapter 1: What Will Learning Schools Look Like?
Chapter 2: Why Learning Schools are Needed
Chapter 3: Leadership for Learning Schools
Chapter 4: Staffing in Learning Schools
Chapter 5: Teachers as Learners
Chapter 6: Resourcing the Learning Environment
Chapter 7: How We Learn in the ‘Classroom’
Chapter 8: Creating the Contexts for Effective Student Learning
Chapter 9: Learning and Transition
Chapter 10: Assessment for Learning
Chapter 11: The Role of Parents in the Learning School
Chapter 12: Moving beyond Conventional Schooling

Exemplar(s)

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1.	00958/19	371.207 Mid C	Online !	Available