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  • Unorganized Territory

    A Boy's Own Memoir

    by David Gurr ...
    David Gurr returns with a witty and touching memoir of a boyhood in British Columbia. Best known for his spy thrillers, here Gurr recalls his own youth in vivid prose. First, an unusual World War II boyhood in rural England, under the care of two aristocratic Victorian aunts who seem to have stepped out of a Trollope novel. Then, in 1948, he is relocated to the bush on Vancouver Island with his ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Servant Leadership in Educational Organisations

    Leading with Empathy and Purpose

    by Donnie Adams, David Gurr, Ryan Dunn, Xueling Feng ...
    Series series Emerald Points
    Servant Leadership in Educational Organisations: Leading with Empathy and Purpose is a comprehensive guide to leading with empathy and purpose. It explores key leadership principles and practical strategies that empower leaders to foster collaboration and create positive change in educational settings.At the heart of the book is a contemporary model of servant leadership, a holistic and ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Technology and Digital Educational Leadership

    The Future of Education

    Edited by Donnie Adams, David Gurr ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Educational Leadership
    This book explores the complex landscape of technology and education, particularly on how students learn, and educators teach. It uncovers effective approaches to harness technology's potential while safeguarding the core values of education.The contributors in this volume are educational leaders engaged in education policy, practice, and research. In each chapter they focus on the integration of ... Read more

    $64.99 USD

  • Educational Leadership Preparation and Development

    An international and future focused perspective

    Edited by David Gurr, Peng Liu ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This collection addresses key issues in the preparation and development of school leaders across eight countries and four world areas (North America, United Kingdom, Europe and Australasia). The work offers evidence-based insights into the current and future leadership preparation and development needed for school success. The future focus extends across the coming two or more decades and ... Read more

    $134.99 USD

  • Leading Schools Through and Beyond the Pandemic

    by David Gurr ...
    Series series International Research on School Leadership
    Much of the literature has relied on others commenting on the work of educational leaders, rather than the voice of the leaders driving the commentary. There have been few studies attempting to capture principal voices within and between countries. The International School Leadership Development Network (ISLDN) was formed in 2009 and has had scholars from more than 20 countries involved (Barnett & ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • How Successful Schools Are More than Effective

    Principals Who Build and Sustain Teacher and Student Wellbeing and Achievement

    Edited by Christopher Day, David Gurr ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    Arising from new research of members of the International Successful School Principalship Project, this book presents cases of school and leadership success from across 12 countries. It provides critically informed writing, informed by ecological systems theory, which questions the uncritical application of single lens, adjectival leadership models, challenges critical theorists’ views of teachers ... Read more

    $161.99 USD

  • Leading Schools Successfully

    Stories from the field

    Edited by Christopher Day, David Gurr ...
    Leading Schools Successfully: Stories from the field considers international research focussing on leadership in schools. Based on the ISSPP (International Successful School Principalship Project) which has conducted over one hundred multiple perspective case studies of successful school principals from more than a dozen countries, the book captures the exhilaration of being a principal who grows ... Read more

    $76.99 USD

  • Educational Leadership, Culture, and Success in High-Need Schools

    Edited by Elizabeth T. Murakami, David Gurr, Ross Notman ...
    Series series International Research on School Leadership
    The exploration of the intersection of leadership practices from the school principal and other educators, the school culture, and the school success across different high-need contexts and cultures make this volume unique. Chapters in this volume present original investigations or reanalysis of empirical research enhancing our understanding of the interrelationship between leadership, culture and ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

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    This open access book focuses on making the transition from in-person, classroom education to other feasible alternative modes and methodologies to deliver education at all levels. The book presents and analyzes research questions to explore in this arena, including pedagogical issues relating to technological and infrastructure challenges, teacher professional development, issues of disparity, ... Read more

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  • Positive School Leadership

    Building Capacity and Strengthening Relationships

    by Joseph F. Murphy, Karen Seashore Louis ...
    This landmark book translates positive and asset-based understandings of organizations to develop a powerful model of school leadership that is grounded in both existing research and the complexities of life in schools. The authors—both senior scholars in educational leadership—apply insights from positive psychology to the role and function of educational leaders. The Positive School Leadership ... Read more

    $40.99 USD

  • Authentic Leadership in the Workplace

    Being your authentic self as a leader and creating better employee job performance

    by Dr. Sherrie A. Johnson ...
    Dr. Sherrie A. Johnson is an expert in organizational leadership and communication and on how authentic leader behavior affects employee job performance. She is an authority on leading and communicating in a global environment and has competency in leadership. Dr. Johnson conducted research on authentic leadership and the effect it has on employee job performance in the workplace. She details the ... Read more

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  • Nursing

    Scope and Standards of Practice, 4th Edition

    by American Nurses Association ...
    The Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, 4th Edition, is an essential document for every nurse practicing in the United States. The scope of practice statement answers the who, what, when, where, how, and why questions of nursing. The standards provide authoritative statements of the actions and behaviors that all registered nurses are expected to competently perform, regardless of role, ... Read more

    $43.99 USD