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The learning equation : the education process and effective schools, teachers, and students / Daniel Wentland.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wentland, Daniel M., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Academic achievement--United States.
- Academic achievement.
- Motivation in education--United States.
- Motivation in education.
- School environment--United States.
- School environment.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (119 pages) : illustrations
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2022.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2022]
- Summary:
- "The Learning Equation: The Education Process and Effective Schools, Teachers, and Students develops a "learning equation" that captures various learning situations based upon the effectiveness of the school environment and the degree to which students want to learn. The learning equation highlights how student achievement can be finally improved"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- Social Policies Must be Based upon Facts
- I: Maximizing the School Environment So a Quality Learning Experience Can Occur
- Chapter 1: Education Today
- Problems with Education
- Critical Points to Remember
- 2: Maximizing the School Environment: School Culture
- Systems and Organizational Culture
- Setting the Stage for SEM: Workplace Parameters
- The First Workplace Parameter: Trust between Administrative and Nonadministrative Employees
- The Second Workplace Parameter: A Non-Politicized Work Environment
- The Third Workplace Parameter: Work Tasks and Ethical Behavior
- The SEM
- 3: Maximizing the School Environment: Leadership
- Norm of Reciprocity
- Social Exchange Theory
- Efficiency Wage
- Merit Pay
- The Right Action Principle
- The Characteristics of the Right Type of Leader (Y-type Leader or Administrator)
- The Characteristics of a CREEP Leadership Style (X-type Leader or Administrator)
- A Description of the Right Type of Leader (Y-type Leader or Administrator)
- The Description of a CREEP (X-type Leader or Administrator)
- References
- 4: Maximizing the School Environment: Effective Management
- A School Can Become Obsolete and Eventually Become an Unproductive and Ineffective Learning Environment
- 85 Percent of the Problems in an Organization Are Under the Control of Management
- Changing the Managerial -Administrative
- Employee Paradigm and Maximizing the School Environment to Improve Student Learning
- Effective Management Principles
- 5: Maximizing the School Environment: Completing the Leadership and Management Picture
- Three Workplace Attitudes: Job Satisfaction, Job Involvement, and Organizational Commitment
- The JCM
- Reference
- 6: Maximizing the School Environment: Strategic Planning, Decision-Making, and Value Creation
- Recap
- Understanding Strategic Planning, Decision-Making, and Value Creation
- Managerial Decision-Making
- Decision-Making Models
- The Optimizing Model
- The Satisficing Model
- The Implicit Favorite Model
- Organizational Procedures View
- The Intuitive Model
- The Political View
- The Individual Differences Perspective
- Cost Leadership Strategy
- Differentiation Strategy
- Focus Strategy
- 7: An Effective School Environment in a Nutshell
- II: As a Student, Do You Want to Learn?
- 8: Learning Theories
- Reinforcement Theory
- Social Learning Theory
- Goal-Setting Theory
- Need Theories
- Expectancy Theory
- 9: Search for Teachers Who Love to Learn
- What Teachers Make
- 10: Students Have a Role to Play.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 17, 2022).
- ISBN:
- 979-82-16-42439-0
- 1-4758-6360-8
- OCLC:
- 1273425584
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