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Considers some of the challenges facing organisations today, including changes in the population, the increased competition for talent, and the rise in the use of technology. This volume also includes a number of thought-provoking articles that describe strategies for developing sound theories, and discusses the consequences of growing diversity.

Reflects on the foundations of the field of school improvement. This book is rich in research and literature about school improvement, school effectiveness, and school reform policy and implementation and thus holds significance for educational practitioners, scholars, and policy makers at all levels.

Presents different ways and modes of mastering anti-corruption in selected countries. By showing examples and cases the authors emphasise the necessity of implementing solutions that will help to prevent corruption or diminish its negative effects.

Reflects on the foundations of the field of school improvement. This book is rich in research and literature about school improvement, school effectiveness, and school reform policy and implementation and thus holds significance for educational practitioners, scholars, and policy makers at all levels.

Presents different ways and modes of mastering anti-corruption in selected countries. By showing examples and cases the authors emphasise the necessity of implementing solutions that will help to prevent corruption or diminish its negative effects.

Promotes on-going teacher reflection and development in collaborative teaching contexts. The handbook's many resources provide practical guidance for meaningful teacher development that is field-based, relevant to daily teacher work, and artfully presented to build collaboration among teachers as they reflect and learn together.

What can you do to help first generation college students be successful? This book provides some research based methods that are quick, easy, and effortless. These are steps to help first-generation college students succeed without having to change the way you teach.

Promotes on-going teacher reflection and development in collaborative teaching contexts. The handbook's many resources provide practical guidance for meaningful teacher development that is field-based, relevant to daily teacher work, and artfully presented to build collaboration among teachers as they reflect and learn together.

Learning from the trailblazing experimentation of companies like Airbus, Procter & Gamble, Red Hat, and Dassault Systemes, this book outlines how to approach designing braided organisations for a variety of purposes, such as enhancing open innovation or enabling greater supply chain adaptability in order to respond to changing customer demands.

Considers how space/place, identities, and the role of digital literacies create opportunities for individuals and communities to negotiate living, being, and learning together with and through digital media.

Considers how space/place, identities, and the role of digital literacies create opportunities for individuals and communities to negotiate living, being, and learning together with and through digital media.

Examines the importance and implications of a contemplative grounding for higher education. This book is the fourth in a series entitled Advances in Workplace Spirituality: Theory, Research and Application, which is intended to be an authoritative and comprehensive series in the field.

Examines the importance and implications of a contemplative grounding for higher education. This book is the fourth in a series entitled Advances in Workplace Spirituality: Theory, Research and Application, which is intended to be an authoritative and comprehensive series in the field.

A must-read and a definitive source of information on effective management of customer service in Africa and beyond. Leveraging on unique concepts and practices developed in the field of customer service management, this book uses case studies and vignettes to reinforce learnings, drawing parallels to real life experiences.

Provides a new look at the everyday relationship between psychological processes and extraordinary aspects of ordinary phenomena. Why should we deal with ordinary things? People's life is made of everyday practical, taken-for-granted things.

Provides a new look at the everyday relationship between psychological processes and extraordinary aspects of ordinary phenomena. Why should we deal with ordinary things? People's life is made of everyday practical, taken-for-granted things.

Explores history, philosophy, research, politics and real human stories to encapsulate the driving forces of education that need adjustment, particularly assessment. John Hudson describes the transition from analogue to digital as the Second Renaissance, and how findings in brain research characterize how our understanding of learning has changed.

Illustrates the tensions that arise when organisations and Out-of-School Time (OST) professionals try to engage all youth, especially the traditionally underserved populations. The issues raised in this book - funding, outreach, engagement of immigrant families - have yet to be fully explored with an equity lens.

Illustrates the tensions that arise when organisations and Out-of-School Time (OST) professionals try to engage all youth, especially the traditionally underserved populations. The issues raised in this book - funding, outreach, engagement of immigrant families - have yet to be fully explored with an equity lens.

Explores participatory methodologies and tools that involve children in research. Perspectives on the role of children have transitioned from viewing children as objects of research, to children as subjects of research, to acknowledgement of children as competent contributors and agents throughout the inquiry process.

Explores participatory methodologies and tools that involve children in research. Perspectives on the role of children have transitioned from viewing children as objects of research, to children as subjects of research, to acknowledgement of children as competent contributors and agents throughout the inquiry process.

The EDUCONOMY is a human centred structure for progress to optimize returns and minimize costs of investing in people. Lepeley's EDUCONOMY: Unleashing Wellbeing and Human Centered Sustainable Development takes the discussion into new dimensions and addresses the complexity of the challenges.

Emphasizes that neglecting the surmounting demand for quality will impair education as a fundamental factor of development, harm the worth of educators, undermine the profession and dent the wellbeing of human beings in inclusive nations and a peaceful world.

An interdisciplinary volume that integrates multiple perspectives to study the complex practice of school closure - an issue that transcends education. The book features rigorous new studies of school closures in cities across the United States.

An interdisciplinary volume that integrates multiple perspectives to study the complex practice of school closure - an issue that transcends education. The book features rigorous new studies of school closures in cities across the United States.

The need for more information about quality STEAM education for culturally and linguistically diverse students is pressing. This addresses this need, with chapters from asset-oriented researchers and practitioners whose work offers promising teaching and learning approaches in the STEAM subjects in K-16 education settings.

The need for more information about quality STEAM education for culturally and linguistically diverse students is pressing. This addresses this need, with chapters from asset-oriented researchers and practitioners whose work offers promising teaching and learning approaches in the STEAM subjects in K-16 education settings.

Argues that general and special educators need to focus on applying new knowledge to better address critical issues that advance the field of educator preparation and improve educational outcomes for young children.

Argues that general and special educators need to focus on applying new knowledge to better address critical issues that advance the field of educator preparation and improve educational outcomes for young children.

Promotes the use of read alouds with Native American children in order to develop oral language, vocabulary and background knowledge. In addition, American Indian English and Standard English are discussed as issues for Native American Children.