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Educational Development Projects At Ied: Towards School Improvement, Khalid Mahmood, Nilofar Vazir
Educational Development Projects At Ied: Towards School Improvement, Khalid Mahmood, Nilofar Vazir
Institute for Educational Development, Karachi
The M.Ed. program at The Aga Khan University-Institute for Educational Development helps to develop Course Participants (CPs) as teacher educators / educational leaders. The institute always welcomes innovations in its various programmes. The Educational Development Project (EDP) was conceived as an alternative to research to develop CPS’ knowledge and skills required for developmental work. The EDP is concerned with capacity building at classroom and school level depending on the needs of the relevant stakeholders. A contextually relevant model was adapted for EDP at the institute. The research reported in this paper discussed the question: To what extent does the course …
Creating Independent Learners: Using Inquiry In Pakistani Classrooms, Bernadette L. Dean, Farah Huma
Creating Independent Learners: Using Inquiry In Pakistani Classrooms, Bernadette L. Dean, Farah Huma
Institute for Educational Development, Karachi
No abstract provided.
Autonomy And School Success: A Case Study From Pakistan, Muhammad Babur, Qamar Safdar
Autonomy And School Success: A Case Study From Pakistan, Muhammad Babur, Qamar Safdar
Institute for Educational Development, Karachi
This paper reports on a case investigated as a part of several case studies conducted under ANTRIEP (Asian Network of Research and Training Institute for Educational Planning) in seven different countries. (India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Nepal and Bangladesh) to look into the management of successful schools. Three cases studies were conducted in three different school systems in Pakistan: public school, private school and AKES (Aga Khan Education Services) managed schools. In this paper the case study of public and cross case analysis based on the findings of the three schools is reported. The findings reveal that school autonomy, …
School Reform Strategies And Normative Expectations For Democratic Leadership In The Superintendency, George J. Peterson, Theodore J. Kowalski
School Reform Strategies And Normative Expectations For Democratic Leadership In The Superintendency, George J. Peterson, Theodore J. Kowalski
Educational Leadership Faculty Publications
The concept of democratic leadership emerged in the early decades of the twentieth century in response to the effects of social change on schools and to growing dissatisfaction with autocratic management. One of its most prominent advocates was John Dewey, an eminent philosopher who viewed scientific management’s obsession with efficiency to be detrimental to a well-balanced social interest (Razik & Swanson, 2001). Democratic school administration was not practiced widely, however, until America had suffered a great economic depression circa 1930. After many successful businesses failed, classical theory and scientific management, the philosophical pillars of the Industrial Revolution, lost much of …
Facing An Uncertain Future: An Investigation Of The Preparation And Readiness Of First-Time Superintendents To Lead In A Democratic Society, Theodore J. Kowalski, George J. Peterson, Lance D. Fusarelli
Facing An Uncertain Future: An Investigation Of The Preparation And Readiness Of First-Time Superintendents To Lead In A Democratic Society, Theodore J. Kowalski, George J. Peterson, Lance D. Fusarelli
Educational Leadership Faculty Publications
The preparation of superintendents is a critical component, an essential element, of systemic education reform, although as (Cooper, Fusarelli, Jackson, & Poster, 2002) observed, “the process is rife with difficulties,” including synchronization of preparation and actual practice, the theory-practice disconnect, the need for life-long learning, and development of an adequate knowledge base (Cooper et al., 2002, p. 242).
The vast majority of research on the efficacy of administrator preparation programs focuses on principals. Most doctoral programs in educational administration serve as de facto preparation programs for superintendents, even though some contain little coursework specifically tailored for the position (Andrews & …
From Telematics To Web-Based: The Progression Of Distance Education In Newfoundland And Labrador, Michael K. Barbour
From Telematics To Web-Based: The Progression Of Distance Education In Newfoundland And Labrador, Michael K. Barbour
Education Faculty Publications
Introduction: The province of Newfoundland and Labrador is located on the east coast of Canada. The province, which has both an island and mainland portions with a total area of 505 066 square kilometres, has a population of approximately 550 000 people. With about 60% of the population living within a 150-kilometre radius of the capital region, the remainder of the province is sparsely populated. The majority of the roughly 300 schools are located in these rural communities. Approximately one-third of which have been determined as necessarily existent (ie, when a school is located so far from another school that …
Role Expectations Of The District Superintendent: Implications For Deregulating Preparation And Licensing, Theodore J. Kowalski, Lars G. Björk
Role Expectations Of The District Superintendent: Implications For Deregulating Preparation And Licensing, Theodore J. Kowalski, Lars G. Björk
Educational Leadership Faculty Publications
At this juncture when policymakers are being asked to choose between deregulation and reform, problems affecting the superintendency need to be framed appropriately and policy decisions need to be based on evidence and not raw politics or emotion. Deregulating a profession clearly is a serious matter that is prudent either when the need for the state to protect the public from practitioners is no longer valid or when the underlying knowledge has been found to be fraudulent or irrelevant (Kowalski, 2004). This paper identifies role expectations and position requirements that have evolved for school district superintendents over the past 100 …
Action Research For Female Science Teacher Development: Case Pakistan, Harcharan Pardhan
Action Research For Female Science Teacher Development: Case Pakistan, Harcharan Pardhan
Institute for Educational Development, Karachi
No abstract provided.
Childhood Overweight: What The Research Tells Us, The Center For Health And Health Care In Schools, School Of Public Health And Health Services, George Washington University Medical Center
Childhood Overweight: What The Research Tells Us, The Center For Health And Health Care In Schools, School Of Public Health And Health Services, George Washington University Medical Center
Center for Health and Health Care in Schools
No abstract provided.
A Preferred Vision For Leading Secondary Schools : A Reflective Essay, Al Blocker
A Preferred Vision For Leading Secondary Schools : A Reflective Essay, Al Blocker
Graduate Research Papers
An ideal school should be a place where every child wants to come and where every child is treated with respect and dignity. Schools should be a place where teachers are respected and feel valued about what they have to contribute. The ideal school should be a place where everyone feels welcomed and appreciated. People should feel this as they walk in the building. As a future administrator, I will do my best to make students and staff and other stakeholders feel appreciated, valued and respected.
A Preferred Vision For Leading Elementary Schools : A Reflective Essay, Brian M. Moretz
A Preferred Vision For Leading Elementary Schools : A Reflective Essay, Brian M. Moretz
Graduate Research Papers
Leadership is a quality that one wants when leading a school or leading any group of people. The way to describe leadership would be strong, fair, and data driven. All leaders possess many different combinations of the above leadership qualities.
My values, beliefs and the critical elements will go a long way in helping me become the leader I want to become in the near future. They will give me direction and a place for me to come back to when I seem to be falling out of place. My beliefs will always be a part of the way I …
Five Components Essential For Leading A K-12 School In The Twenty-First Century : A Reflective Essay, Gregory A. O'Connell
Five Components Essential For Leading A K-12 School In The Twenty-First Century : A Reflective Essay, Gregory A. O'Connell
Graduate Research Papers
Administration is an occupation that requires much time and effort to provide success for students. Success has many critical elements that I will outline in this paper. First and foremost the administrator must have a passion for their role as the instructional, visionary, political, ethical, organizational, and collaborative leader. Managing the physical aspects of the building also engage the learning environment to be safe and successful. One of the last components is quality instruction. District curriculum can only provide to the students what the instructor "feeds" to them. Students need to be provided differentiated instruction to meet their individual needs.
A Preferred Vision For Leading Elementary Schools : A Reflective Essay, Seabron R. Reese
A Preferred Vision For Leading Elementary Schools : A Reflective Essay, Seabron R. Reese
Graduate Research Papers
As a future educator, I feel the world is in dire need of quality educators to provide leadership far more superior than the previous generations. Education as a profession must involve leaders who can consistently perform to the highest level of expectation day in and day out. As students graduate and enter the workforce, the professions within this workforce entrust educators and exemplary leaders to provide honesty, support and encouragement to our fellow prize holders (our students).
Essential Characteristics Of An Effective Educational Leader : A Reflective Essay, Lindsey R. Rice
Essential Characteristics Of An Effective Educational Leader : A Reflective Essay, Lindsey R. Rice
Graduate Research Papers
An educational leader envisions the future and encourages others to align with the shared vision. He/she is able guide practices toward the vision to make it a reality. By thriving on successes and learning from failures, the vision will become focused and attainable. A leader must know how to tie the community of learners together with a common thread. All must be gazing upon the vision as they act each and every day.
I believe that there are four critical elements essential for exemplary educational leadership. A quality principal emulates visionary leadership, is an effective communicator, is a lifelong learner …
A Preferred Vision For Leading Elementary Schools : A Reflective Essay, James R. Meyer
A Preferred Vision For Leading Elementary Schools : A Reflective Essay, James R. Meyer
Graduate Research Papers
Making every effort to improve student learning is a collaborative effort that includes schools, parents, and the community as a whole. As the pressure to raise test scores continues to mount, schools must see parents and the community as strong allies with a vested interest in schools. Schools have had a tremendous impact on student learning. If we bridge the gap to include parents and the broader community, we will enter into an era of unprecedented effectiveness in promoting student learning.
Critical Elements Essential For Exemplary Educational Leadership : A Reflective Essay, Susan M. Muehl
Critical Elements Essential For Exemplary Educational Leadership : A Reflective Essay, Susan M. Muehl
Graduate Research Papers
My core beliefs are very. strong when it comes to education. All students need effective staff members who are supportive of their endeavors. A supportive staff member is someone who is apart of the school community, they work well with others through effective communication, they support each other, and they all work toward the common shared vision of the school. My core beliefs match my goals to become an effective principal and the way I live my life.
The cultivation of a supportive community within a school happens over a period of time. The principal is the captain that leads …
A Preferred Vision For Leading Elementary Schools : A Reflective Essay, Katie E. Christiansen
A Preferred Vision For Leading Elementary Schools : A Reflective Essay, Katie E. Christiansen
Graduate Research Papers
Defining effective leadership has been done by assembling lists of dispositions and traits that are found among individuals that encompass what a good leader should be. But to be that effective leader, the awareness of the characteristics is not enough. Instead, these idiosyncrasies should be at the core belief system of a leader. If these characteristics become instinctual, then they are represented in an effective leader's actions and they are accessible as a guiding force in times that are the most challenging.
This paper will explain what I believe to be the essential components that encompass my core beliefs I …
Fundamentals That Result In A Well-Managed School : A Reflective Essay, Brian Gravel
Fundamentals That Result In A Well-Managed School : A Reflective Essay, Brian Gravel
Graduate Research Papers
Educational leadership takes on many roles. In this paper I will reason in areas of collaboration, discipline, and planning, while exploring the relationship that they have on a well managed school. I will address the six Iowa Leadership Standards of: Professional Leadership, Visionary Leadership, Instructional Leadership, Collaborative Leadership, Organizational Leadership, Ethical Leadership, and Political Leadership; and make some parallels to my future success as an administrator using these standards.
An Effective Leader : A Reflective Essay, Darin Jones
An Effective Leader : A Reflective Essay, Darin Jones
Graduate Research Papers
Leadership can be accomplished in multiple ways: vocally, by example, or by a combination of the two. Any choice is.acceptable, but in order to be an effective leader you need to choose a method and believe in it. Personally, I lead by example. I work to be a vocal leader by praising in public. It is important to let students see it is all right to tell someone they did a very good job.
Setting good examples for students is key to leadership. Many times this is done by responses to situations. Reaction is quite often done without thought and …
Primary Teacher Work Study Report, Jenny Wilkinson, Lawrence Ingvarson, Elizabeth Kleinhenz, Adrian Beavis
Primary Teacher Work Study Report, Jenny Wilkinson, Lawrence Ingvarson, Elizabeth Kleinhenz, Adrian Beavis
Teacher workforce and careers
This research was conducted by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) in 2005. The study was a result of the New Zealand Primary Teachers Collective Agreement 2004-2007 which specified that a workload study be complete to consider how the work of a teacher could be better structured, resourced and organised to support more effective classroom teaching. The purpose of the study was to gain an understanding of the nature and patterns of primary teachers' work. The research was commissioned by the New Zealand Ministry of Education.
Critical Elements Of Success For Educational Leaders : A Reflective Essay, Jennifer L. Pettlon
Critical Elements Of Success For Educational Leaders : A Reflective Essay, Jennifer L. Pettlon
Graduate Research Papers
Throughout my life and studies I have determined that several elements are critical to being a successful leader: (a) effective communication, (b) a strong work ethic, (c) motivational and positive, and (d) a complete leader. Each of these elements is needed and each has an importance of its own. Throughout this paper each element will be defined, information given about its importance to being a successful leader, and practical application.
Critical Elements Essential For Exemplary Educational Leadership, Kara T. Jones
Critical Elements Essential For Exemplary Educational Leadership, Kara T. Jones
Graduate Research Papers
Education is a chameleon that is ever changing. As educators we must be willing to see where change needs to be made and accept the fact that we as individuals may need to change in order to provide the best education that the students deserve. Change is not an easy thing to accept or accomplish. It is more comfortable to sit in the same old place and not look outside our blinders. However we must realize that this does not help students or their parents. Not only does it not help these people it does not help us become better …
Critical Elements For Leadership In Education : A Reflective Essay, Joan C. Schueller
Critical Elements For Leadership In Education : A Reflective Essay, Joan C. Schueller
Graduate Research Papers
An educational institution will not perform better than its top leader and will not carry a vision that its leader does not promote. Effective leadership is essential in education today with unprecedented demands on educators and the ever-changing culture of children and families. Ethical leadership, instructional leadership, visionary leadership and organizational skills are critical elements of effective educational leaders in our schools.
A Preferred Vision For Leading Elementary Schools : A Reflective Essay, Beth Lang
A Preferred Vision For Leading Elementary Schools : A Reflective Essay, Beth Lang
Graduate Research Papers
I think that it is critical, as someone who would like to become an administrator, to have a vision and to know what critical elements I feel are essential as a future administrator. I feel that it.helps us guide our decisions. It gives us a basis to fall back on when we make decisions. There are so many decisions we need to make day to day that sometimes I feel we could get lost in what is important. I think this guide can be used so that when we need to make a decision we can go back and look …
What I Believe About Leadership And Education : A Reflective Essay, Kathlynn W. Breinich
What I Believe About Leadership And Education : A Reflective Essay, Kathlynn W. Breinich
Graduate Research Papers
Communication is the ground work for everything. Without it an administrator cannot effectively move their school forward. However, the school needs a direction to go. When an administrator has a vision, he or she can lead the school in that direction – thus making the school a better place. In order for the school to be effective, it is also helpful to have an administrator that has good organizational skills.
Finally, a school is built for instruction. Above all else, an administrator must remember why they are there, to assist the staff in teaching children. The administrator must hold teachers …
A Preferred Vision For Administering Secondary Schools : A Reflective Essay, Theresa A. Fisher
A Preferred Vision For Administering Secondary Schools : A Reflective Essay, Theresa A. Fisher
Graduate Research Papers
Effective principals articulate a clear vision about what they expect of adults and students. They do this more than just the beginning of the year. They spend time explaining to students what they expect in achievement, behavior, attitude,and effort. They don't make excuses. They make sure learners have what they need to meet high expectations. They motivate, inspire, provide direction, and celebrate excellence. If principals don't have high expectations, they cannot expect much of others.
Principals must establish high expectations in their schools. You can model high expectations by selecting challenging goals, informing others of your dreams, and keeping people …
A Preferred Vision For Leading K-12 Schools : A Reflective Essay, Tammy A. Kruse
A Preferred Vision For Leading K-12 Schools : A Reflective Essay, Tammy A. Kruse
Graduate Research Papers
Every child deserves the learning/development and opportunities to earn a diploma. Since education is the primary building block in becoming a successful citizen, as teachers we should make every attempt for student achievement and the development of citizenship. Every child has the ability to learn if given the correct tools to do so and is given a chance. Educators must be honest and trustworthy individuals to earn students' respect. As educators, we all need to encourage children to enjoy education and to understand that life is about life long learning.
A Preferred Vision For Administering Schools : A Reflective Essay, Mark E. Lawler
A Preferred Vision For Administering Schools : A Reflective Essay, Mark E. Lawler
Graduate Research Papers
The role of an educational leader has changed in the last century. The principal of a school has more responsibility and accountability than ever before. Chief among them is being a role model for students and adults in the school and community, and a leader in the school's progress. Always in the public eye, the principal must make choices based on good judgement and data, and must search for what is best for the stakeholders. The principal should be open to new ideas and pushing the school forward. As Wilmore said in Principal Leadership, a school that is not …
A Preferred Vision For Leading Schools : A Reflective Essay, Deanne E.H. Lewis
A Preferred Vision For Leading Schools : A Reflective Essay, Deanne E.H. Lewis
Graduate Research Papers
"A school administrator is an educational leader who promotes the success of all students by ensuring management of the organization, operations, and resources for a safe, efficient, and effective learning environment" (Wilmore, 2002, p. 52). All children should be given equal opportunity for advancement and growth. What is challenging for one child may be boring and repetitive for another. Placing students in appropriate settings that will allow the appropriate level of challenge and pace of learning for each child is the goal for the creation of the differentiating classroom.
A Preferred Vision For Leading An Exemplary School : A Reflective Essay, Robert S. Libolt
A Preferred Vision For Leading An Exemplary School : A Reflective Essay, Robert S. Libolt
Graduate Research Papers
Education is a cornerstone in a person's life. Education is vital in today's society. With out it you miss out on many opportunities. As a student moves through the grades of a school district that student is being enriched in many ways.
High school is the beginning of something so much more than classes, athletics, social organizations, and fun: it is the start of your future. Many students don't understand their own potential, and education allows the chance to discover it. Getting an education is the best thing any person can do. From family to money to how you live …