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Author Law, N. (Nancy)

Title Educational innovations beyond technology : nurturing leadership and establishing learning organizations / Nancy Law, Allan Yuen, Robert Fox
Published New York : Springer, ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 243 pages) : illustrations
Contents Part I Introduction and Research Methods -- Ch 1 Introduction -- context and purpose of the book -- Ch 2 Research methods -- Part II Classroom Level Analysis -- Innovations and dimensions of change -- Pedagogical practices and innovations -- Innovating change at the classroom level -- Part III School Level Analysis and Beyond -- Innovating change at the school level -- Interplay between school level and classroom level factors -- Socio-cultural dimensions of educational change: cross-regional comparisons -- Part IV Nurturing Leadership and Establishing Learning Organizations -- Changing roles in changing times: network of learning organizations for leadership development -- Research into practice: an online case study database for leadership and profession development -- Working with the SITES database of case studies -- Part V: Conclusion -- Thinking beyond technology -- Bibliography
Summary Providing today's students with competitive skills--information literacy, problem-solving, communications--is an ongoing challenge requiring multiple levels of classroom and administrative support. Yet many institutions commit to technology initiatives without clear long-term goals or support structures, with the result that ideas that seem worthwhile in theory have scant effect on learning outcomes. Referencing numerous case studies from developed and developing countries, Educational Innovations beyond Technology examines the successful implementation of information and communication technology (ICT), not only in terms of test scores and classroom results, but also the creative and visionary strategies and practices of teachers, administrators, and policymakers in bringing about system-wide ICT-based change. ICT is demonstrated as both a sustaining and a transformative technology, simultaneously improving and redefining educational practice in these and other salient areas: - Student and teacher roles in the ICT-supported classroom. - Pedagogical practice, technology use, and teacher competence. - Contextual conditions of innovative schools. - Challenges of sustainability and transferability. - Methods of scaling up and transferring innovative practices in varied environments. - Leadership and change mechanisms at the school and system-wide levels. The ideas and insights in Educational Innovations Beyond Technology will inspire professionals in education and related fields, including teachers and teacher educators, instructional designers and technology coordinators, principals and administrators, and education policymakers. Researchers studying educational change, comparative educational methods, and technology integration will also find much of interest in this unique volume
Analysis onderwijs
education
onderwijstechnologie
educational technology
Education (General)
Onderwijs (algemeen)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-240) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Educational leadership.
Educational innovations.
EDUCATION -- Leadership.
Sciences sociales.
Droit.
Sciences humaines.
Educational innovations
Educational leadership
Genre/Form dissertations.
Academic theses
Academic theses.
Thèses et écrits académiques.
Form Electronic book
Author Yuen, Allan
Fox, Robert, 1952 September 18-
ISBN 0387711376
9780387711379
0387711481
9780387711485
9781283085304
1283085305