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How power works in schools and why it matters for maximizing students' learning / Jacob W. Neumann.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Neumann, Jacob W., 1972- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- School management and organization--United States.
- School management and organization.
- Educational leadership--United States.
- Educational leadership.
- School administrators--United States.
- School administrators.
- Teacher-administrator relationships--United States.
- Teacher-administrator relationships.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- x, 165 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2024]
- Summary:
- "This book reveals the complex nature of power in schools and offers school leaders five actions that will help them more effectively manage power and better maximize students' learning"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Defining power in schools
- Examining power philosophically
- Students' power to define themselves
- The tension between high-stakes testing and teachers' knowledge
- The power of "initiatives"
- The problem of consequences
- Why the "big stuff" isn't the biggest
- Work with power to maximize students' learning.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Neumann, Jacob W., 1972- How power works in schools and why it matters for maximizing students' learning
- ISBN:
- 9781475874112
- 1475874111
- 9781475874129
- 147587412X
- OCLC:
- 1400974150
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