Books published by Emerald Publishing Inc

Clinical simulations provide school leaders with opportunities to enact and examine their leadership approaches, decisions, and policies, without consequence. Building on medical education's use of standardized patients, this book introduces standardized individuals and clinical simulations into the field of school leader preparation.

This study of workplace violence, terrorism, and other forms of dysfunctional behavior associated with work suggests that both managers and non-managers would like to reduce the risks associated with violence at the workplace. The book is designed to help do just that. It offers both general and specific information and advice from a managerial point of view.

Corporate reform is not reform at all. Instead, it is the systematic destruction of the foundational American institution of public education. The primary motivation behind this destruction is greed. This book investigates and exposes the handful of people and institutions that are often working together to become the driving force behind destroying the community public school.

Provides general and special educators innovative information that address the road blocks to effective practice such that diverse learners will be appropriately identified, assessed, categorized, placed and instructed. The book presents comprehensive, creative and best practice chapters by scholars in the area of multicultural education.

With chapters written by leading researchers and practitioners actively engaged in the work, this Edited Volume examines the role of the state education agency in school turnaround efforts. An emphasis is placed on practical application of research and best practice related to the State Education Agency's (SEA's) critical leadership role in driving and supporting successful school turnaround efforts.The Edited Volume is organized around the Center on School Turnaround's four objectives, with sections devoted to each:1. Create a Pro-Turnaround Statutory and Regulatory Environment2. Administer and Manage Turnaround Efforts Effectively3. Provide Targeted and Timely Technical Assistance to Local Educational Agencies and Schools4. Advocate and Lead to Build Support for Local Turnaround EffortsChapters include: a) brief literature review, b) examples from SEAs (and/or concrete examples of proposed SEA practices), and c) action principles for the SEA.

With chapters written by leading researchers and practitioners actively engaged in the work, this Edited Volume examines the role of the state education agency in school turnaround efforts. An emphasis is placed on practical application of research and best practice related to the State Education Agency's (SEA's) critical leadership role in driving and supporting successful school turnaround efforts.The Edited Volume is organized around the Center on School Turnaround's four objectives, with sections devoted to each:1. Create a Pro-Turnaround Statutory and Regulatory Environment2. Administer and Manage Turnaround Efforts Effectively3. Provide Targeted and Timely Technical Assistance to Local Educational Agencies and Schools4. Advocate and Lead to Build Support for Local Turnaround EffortsChapters include: a) brief literature review, b) examples from SEAs (and/or concrete examples of proposed SEA practices), and c) action principles for the SEA.

Explores and questions the received wisdom of organisational sciences. The chapters in this volume (and the companion volume) seek to establish boundary conditions for important organisational constructs and processes. They illustrate the importance of context for interpreting the received wisdom of organisational science by showing when constructs must be adapted to changing circumstances.

Explains how strategic leaders, senior managers, business professionals, aspiring young business leaders, and management students can make dramatic improvements in their endeavours, enrich their knowledge and capabilities, and learn the essential perspectives of strategic leadership and management.

Offers narratives of those women new to the field of educational leadership, and makes comparisons to those stories shared by veteran women in the field, to highlight both similarities and differences. Continuing to Disrupt the Status Quo? is a literary way to preserve and continue the tradition of the sharing/addition of voices to the field of educational leadership.

Offers narratives of those women new to the field of educational leadership, and makes comparisons to those stories shared by veteran women in the field, to highlight both similarities and differences. Continuing to Disrupt the Status Quo? is a literary way to preserve and continue the tradition of the sharing/addition of voices to the field of educational leadership.