Books published by Emerald Publishing Inc

Discusses varying types of school leadership in the context of key topics that have been at the centre of on-going school reform in the US. These topics include challenges, opportunities and issues associated with the administrator and teacher leadership pipeline; leadership and school finance reform; leadership and the role of community; issues of leadership, policy, and school performance.

"This collection of essays...represents some of the most central and important work of Peter McLaren; work he has done on behalf of people's liberation and humanization over more than three decades. [It provides] readers with an opportunity to develop a deep understanding of McLaren's intellectual history and academic development".

Discusses varying types of school leadership in the context of key topics that have been at the centre of on-going school reform in the US. These topics include challenges, opportunities and issues associated with the administrator and teacher leadership pipeline; leadership and school finance reform; leadership and the role of community; issues of leadership, policy, and school performance.

This title pushes our thinking about the dynamics involved in consulting with change leaders and intervening in the change process. It frames the changing nature of the organisational change challenge, explores the use of self in intervening in organisations, and examines different change frameworks and perspectives.

This title pushes our thinking about the dynamics involved in consulting with change leaders and intervening in the change process. It frames the changing nature of the organisational change challenge, explores the use of self in intervening in organisations, and examines different change frameworks and perspectives.

Provides useful information and strategies for all K-12 teachers in content classrooms. This book has three significances. It provides the most needed information for K-12 teachers with issues and strategies that are important in content areas to help ELLs' success; it fills the gap related to teaching ELLs in content areas; and it is reader-friendly with carefully crafted chapters.

Provides useful information and strategies for all K-12 teachers in content classrooms. This book has three significances. It provides the most needed information for K-12 teachers with issues and strategies that are important in content areas to help ELLs' success; it fills the gap related to teaching ELLs in content areas; and it is reader-friendly with carefully crafted chapters.

Offers a case study of an experienced elementary school teacher who was motivated to change her teaching practices from teacher-centered, transmission approaches to student-centred, transformational approaches in the context of a Professional Development School. This book is about her journey of change.

Leading faculty members in educational psychology, who are expert classroom teachers, describe inherent difficulties encountered when teaching different subject matter in educational psychology to diverse populations of students, including undergraduate teacher candidates, psychology and child development majors, and graduate students in education and psychology.

The authors in this volume challenge the field of evaluation to become more concerned about using evaluation to develop more equitable organisations, governments, and societies. Leading evaluation theorists and practitioners provide a range of visions for how evaluation can play a much larger role in facilitating social justice across the globe.

Changes in the educational environment in the US over the last ten years have prompted growing numbers of parents to withdraw their children from public education. An array of educational researchers present various legal, philosophical, and personal perspectives to this new volume. Changes in schooling and home schooling in the UK bring an international perspective to this volume.

Changes in the educational environment in the US over the last ten years have prompted growing numbers of parents to withdraw their children from public education. An array of educational researchers present various legal, philosophical, and personal perspectives to this new volume. Changes in schooling and home schooling in the UK bring an international perspective to this volume.

This collection of fresh contributions will add to the growing knowledge base of what does - and what does not - work when transformation efforts are attempted in government organisations. The contributors to this volume provide analyses and discussions of specific cases and issues as well as practical tools, ideas, and lessons learned.

This is a new and noteworthy volume in the literature on collaboration among schools and universities. It expands the playing field to include both publically and privately funded community organizations and the effects of the interaction of the three on projects in a multitude of settings both domestically and in international venues.

Offers a study of Latina/o leaders that examines leadership experiences, the relationship between leadership and identity, and career aspiration. Examining Latina/os and school leadership is both timely and relevant to our K-12 schools, educational leadership programmes, and changing demographics.

This collection of fresh contributions will add to the growing knowledge base of what does - and what does not - work when transformation efforts are attempted in government organisations. The contributors to this volume provide analyses and discussions of specific cases and issues as well as practical tools, ideas, and lessons learned.