Leadership Matters In The Education Of Students With Special Needs In The 21st Century

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Leadership Matters in the Education of Students with Special Needs in the 21st Century

Author : Festus E. Obiakor
Publisher : IAP
ISBN 13 : 1641130105
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (411 download)

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Download or read book Leadership Matters in the Education of Students with Special Needs in the 21st Century written by Festus E. Obiakor and published by IAP. This book was released on 2017-09-01 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a practical focus and framework for establishing insightful leadership that will enhance the learning of students with exceptionalities in the 21st century by discussing critical leadership dimensions and topics by leading academics. Topics discussed include the following: shifting leadership paradigms for all students in general and special education, district leadership strategies for implementing individualized academic and behavioral student interventions, preparing leaders to work with students with diverse learning needs, critical leadership roles for regular classroom teachers in educating learners with special needs, innovative leadership to increase school completion and graduation of general and special education learners, why psychologists need to be a part of the school leadership team, the importance of culturally responsive leadership in general and special education, the role of school leaders in helping learners with physical and health impairments, school leadership for all students in rural schools, the use of technology by leaders to improve special education services, an international example model of leadership in general and special education, and future perspectives of leadership in special education. Leadership Matters in the Education of Students with Special Needs in the 21st Century is a critically needed addition to the successful education of students with exceptionalities as it provides much needed and innovative leadership perspectives for effective instructional practices for today's students with special needs. The book can be a model for best practices for school district leadership teams challenged by the multifaceted needs of students with exceptionalities.

Who Decides?

Author : Catherine A. O'Brien
Publisher : IAP
ISBN 13 : 1648029132
Total Pages : 735 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (48 download)

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Download or read book Who Decides? written by Catherine A. O'Brien and published by IAP. This book was released on 2022-04-01 with total page 735 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the last quarter century, educational leadership as a field has developed a broad strand of research that engages issues of social justice, equity and diversity. This effort includes the work of many scholars who advocate for a variety of equity-oriented leadership preparation approaches. Critical scholarship in Education Administration and Educational Politics is concerned with questions of power and in various ways asks questions around who gets to decide. In this volume, we ask who decides how to organize schools around criteria of ability and/or disability and what these decisions imply for leadership in schools. In line with this broader critical tradition of inquiry, this volume seeks to interrogate policies, research and personnel preparation practices which constitute interactions, discourses, and institutions that construct and enact ability and disability within the disciplinary field of education leadership. To do so, we present contributions from multidisciplinary perspectives. The volume is organized around four themes: 1. Leadership and Dis/Ability: Ontology, Epistemology, and Intersectionalities; 2. Educational Leaders and Dis/ability: Policies in Practice; 3. Experience and Power in Schools; 4. Advocacy, Leverage, and the Preparation of School Leaders. Intertwined within each theme are chapters, which explore theoretical and conceptual themes along with chapters that focus on empirical data and narratives that bring personal experiences to the discussion of disabilities and to the multiple ways in which disability shapes experiences in schools. Taken as a whole, the volume covers new territory in the study of educational leadership and dis/abilities at home, school, and work.

Special Education

Author : Festus E. Obiakor
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1837534667
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (375 download)

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Download or read book Special Education written by Festus E. Obiakor and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2024-04-26 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is an excellent resource for special education professionals who teach and serve learners with disabilities, and other related professionals involved in the educational process such as administrators, school counsellors, and psychologists.

The Leader's Guide to 21st Century Education

Author : Ken Kay
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780132117593
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (175 download)

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Download or read book The Leader's Guide to 21st Century Education written by Ken Kay and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Educational leaders are empowered by a 7-steps framework to move their schools and districts forward in a quest to create community consensus and build the professional capacity for preparing students for 21st century learning."--Book cover.

Enhancing Partnerships in Special Education

Author : Tachelle Banks
Publisher : IAP
ISBN 13 : 1648022960
Total Pages : 167 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (48 download)

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Download or read book Enhancing Partnerships in Special Education written by Tachelle Banks and published by IAP. This book was released on 2021-01-01 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides readers with a comprehensive description of procedures and practices that can enhance special education collaboration, consultation and cooperation in classroom learning environments and ancillary educational services. Experts in the field of special education provide detailed information on critical topics such as fostering the collaboration between regular education and special education teachers. Detailed discussions also focus on the role of mental health providers in special education, and the innovative use of technology in enhancing partnerships in general and special education. Unique chapters include the psychologist in the special education process, the role of the government as a partner to enhance special education services, and the vital role that principals play as school leaders to insure that special education students garner the necessary services to maximize their learning potential. Lastly, the critical roles that speech and language and physical education specialists play are discussed with regard to optimizing the overall development of students with special needs.

Viewpoints on Interventions for Learners with Disabilities

Author : Festus E. Obiakor
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1787430898
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (874 download)

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Book Synopsis Viewpoints on Interventions for Learners with Disabilities by : Festus E. Obiakor

Download or read book Viewpoints on Interventions for Learners with Disabilities written by Festus E. Obiakor and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2018-05-18 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume focuses on divergent perspectives and innovative interventions known to maximize the fullest potential of people with exceptionalities. Emphasizing that intervention strategy objectives must always be to meet individual learners unique needs, contributions reflect where we are and where we are going in the field of special education.

Reducing Hate Through Multicultural Education and Transformation

Author : Festus E. Obiakor
Publisher : IAP
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 119 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (873 download)

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Download or read book Reducing Hate Through Multicultural Education and Transformation written by Festus E. Obiakor and published by IAP. This book was released on 2023-04-01 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reducing Hate through Multicultural Education and Transformation is a book that reminds us that we live in a complex world; and at micro and macro levels, the demography is changing and people are worried about the current state of affairs, their future, and the future of their children. At local, national, and global levels, there appears to be unsteadiness, crises, and struggles in our economies, politics, and societies. Disruptions, disasters, and deaths are visible at all spectra of our lives; and our leaders seem unready, unwilling, underprepared, and unprepared to bring us together to solve our problems for the common good. Even when we make efforts to respond to human differences and multicultural valuing, they seem to be half-baked cakes that are unready for consumption; and there continues to be visible hateful actions that devastate our sacred existence. While these hateful actions have filtered into our families, schools, communities, nation, and world, we pretend to solve them by engaging in phony community relations, fraudulent multiculturalism, and unreasonable “wokeness” to masquerade our inefficiency, inflexibility, prejudice, and jaundiced views. Reducing Hate through Multicultural Education and Transformation provides cutting edge solutions for innovative educators and leaders. Yes, hate is a controversial construct that is rarely researched, studied, and discussed in education. The reason is that teachers and related professionals are supposedly very liberal people who cannot hate their culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) students, parents, and colleagues. And, the lingering question is, can a teacher who is always liberal be also hateful? This question seems legitimate; and, to answer it, we must look deeper into traditional presumptions. The reality is that White educators and professionals who dominate the educational profession are human-beings who live in their respective White dominated communities. As a result, they teach or lead people who they do not know very well. If not, why should CLD individuals continue to experience hateful misidentifications, misassessments, miscategorizations, misplacements, and misinstructions in school programs? And, why should disproportionate placements of CLD learners with special education needs, gifts and talents, and emotional/behavioral problems continue to be burning issues in education? This book provides outside-the-box solutions!

Special Education for Young Learners with Disabilities

Author : Festus E. Obiakor
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1787560422
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (875 download)

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Book Synopsis Special Education for Young Learners with Disabilities by : Festus E. Obiakor

Download or read book Special Education for Young Learners with Disabilities written by Festus E. Obiakor and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2019-01-07 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume looks at current and future innovations in teaching young learners with disabilities. It covers physical disabilities, learning disabilities, and emotional and behavioral disorders.

School Leadership in a Diverse Society

Author : Carlos R. McCray
Publisher : IAP
ISBN 13 : 1648025757
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (48 download)

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Download or read book School Leadership in a Diverse Society written by Carlos R. McCray and published by IAP. This book was released on 2021-09-01 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the increasing amount of diversity taking place in the United States and in our K-12 schools, this book will help school leaders become prepared. It is the school principal who sets the tone for the school culture and provides the vision as to the direction of the organization. Therefore, school principals will ultimately have a great impact in promoting cultural and social diversity. School Leadership in a Diverse Society: Helping Schools Prepare all Students for Success (2nd Edition) will help scholars and practitioners have a better understanding of the increasing amount of diversity that is occurring in American society. This book will give them the tools needed to lead schools to ensure that all students, regardless of their life circumstances and status, are provided a school experience that promotes high academic achievement and a sense of belonging. Today, multiculturalism and diversity preparation are needed in our society, seemingly more so than when schools first made an earnest effort to integrate twenty years after Brown V. Board of Education. Just as it seemed the United States was making significant progress dealing with issues that have plagued this country for hundreds of years, recently, there has been a surge in diversity-related issues (the killing of unarmed African Americans, the unwarranted attacks on Asians, immigration debates, the recent rise of groups that support white supremacy, blackface incidents, increasing wealth divide between the ultra rich and the poor, religious backlash, etc.). These issues should remind us that the struggle for social equity continues into the present moment. Communities must work together to help fight rising intolerance and prejudice within our country and schools.

Valuing Other Voices

Author : Festus E. Obiakor
Publisher : IAP
ISBN 13 : 1641139277
Total Pages : 125 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (411 download)

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Download or read book Valuing Other Voices written by Festus E. Obiakor and published by IAP. This book was released on 2020-03-01 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can we build an organization or institution that treats people equitably? How do we develop conscientious communities where people’s voices are heard and not silenced? How can we go from half-truths and alternative facts to real truths? How can we reduce or eliminate societal ills such as racism, ethnocentrism, xenophobia, religious dogmatism, sexism, homophobia, tribalism, colonial mentality, slave mentality, Messiah Complex, and terrorism? How can we get into the mind’s eyes of others and “treat them as we would like to be treated?” How do we create environments that stimulate fearless or “hearty” conversations between peoples? How do we learn from history or other people’s experiences to make functional goal-directed decisions? And, how can we inspire people to value their differences and similarities as they think and talk in our global village? These are questions that deserve answers in our respective communities, states, nations, and world. This book, Valuing Other Voices: Discourses That Matter in Education, Social Justice, and Multiculturalism opens doors of communication for all people willing to create a community, state, nation, or world of harmony.

Educating Young Children With and Without Exceptionalities

Author : Tachelle Banks
Publisher : IAP
ISBN 13 : 1641135956
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (411 download)

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Download or read book Educating Young Children With and Without Exceptionalities written by Tachelle Banks and published by IAP. This book was released on 2019-02-01 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Early childhood education (ECE) has always been intertwined with the use of developmentally appropriate practice (DAP). To support excellence in ECE, it is critical how the knowledge about individual children and child development principles combined with the knowledge of effective early learning practices. Effective early childhood education involves an interdisciplinary collaborative process that is influenced by many factors. We present these aforementioned realities in Educating Young Children With and Without Exceptionalities: New Perspectives. In addition, we argue that general and special educators need to focus on applying new knowledge to better address critical issues that advance the field of educator preparation and improve educational outcomes for young children. Early childhood research confirms the need for intensive intervention and remedial education—we need to avoid approaches that are “too little” or “too late.” Also proven to yield positive results for children are practices familiar to early childhood educators. These practices include relationship-based teaching and learning; partnering with families; adapting teaching for children from different backgrounds and for individual children; active, meaningful, and connected learning; and smaller class sizes. Evidence of the benefits of these practices suggests that they should be extended more widely into the elementary grades.

Special Women, Special Leaders

Author : Marsha H. Lupi
Publisher : Peter Lang
ISBN 13 : 9780820472645
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (726 download)

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Download or read book Special Women, Special Leaders written by Marsha H. Lupi and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2005 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Special Women, Special Leaders explores the challenge associated with leadership roles as perceived and practiced by women leaders who have spent their careers and lives involved in special education issues. Each contributor offers a unique perspective on balancing a successful professional life with the demands often made on women in their personal lives. These chapters offer an opportunity to begin critical conversations on the journey women take to become leaders. The uniqueness of this book is its link to the traits and behaviors closely associated with special education and its relationship to successful leadership written by higher education administrators, organizational leaders, and advocates for students with special needs.

The Leader in Me

Author : Stephen R. Covey
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 147110446X
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (711 download)

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Download or read book The Leader in Me written by Stephen R. Covey and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-12-11 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children in today's world are inundated with information about who to be, what to do and how to live. But what if there was a way to teach children how to manage priorities, focus on goals and be a positive influence on the world around them? The Leader in Meis that programme. It's based on a hugely successful initiative carried out at the A.B. Combs Elementary School in North Carolina. To hear the parents of A. B Combs talk about the school is to be amazed. In 1999, the school debuted a programme that taught The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Peopleto a pilot group of students. The parents reported an incredible change in their children, who blossomed under the programme. By the end of the following year the average end-of-grade scores had leapt from 84 to 94. This book will launch the message onto a much larger platform. Stephen R. Covey takes the 7 Habits, that have already changed the lives of millions of people, and shows how children can use them as they develop. Those habits -- be proactive, begin with the end in mind, put first things first, think win-win, seek to understand and then to be understood, synergize, and sharpen the saw -- are critical skills to learn at a young age and bring incredible results, proving that it's never too early to teach someone how to live well.

Handbook of Leadership and Administration for Special Education

Author : Jean B. Crockett
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 135184993X
Total Pages : 510 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (518 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Leadership and Administration for Special Education written by Jean B. Crockett and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-07-03 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handbook of Leadership and Administration for Special Education brings together research informing practice in leading special education from preschool through transition into postsecondary settings. The second edition of this comprehensive handbook has been fully updated to provide coverage of disability policy, historical roots, policy and legal perspectives, as well as effective, collaborative, and instructional leadership practices that support the administration of special education. It can be used as a reference volume for scholars, administrators, practitioners, and policy makers, as well as a textbook for graduate courses related to the administration of special education.

Special Education Leadership

Author : David Bateman
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351201336
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (512 download)

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Download or read book Special Education Leadership written by David Bateman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-03-13 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Integrating coverage of the most important knowledge base, research, and practice in the field, this book prepares educators for the challenging role of special education leader. Special Education Leadership provides leaders with tools to review programs, implement special education law, and build special education programs that effectively supervise and support teachers. Grounded in theory, this book also includes best practice for day-to-day operations, such as issues of teaching and learning, personnel selection and evaluation, basic financial management, working with parent relations, mental health issues, and legal matters related to special education. Full of advice from practitioners, end-of-chapter questions, and coverage of emerging trends, this book helps prepare special education administrators and supervisors to survive the pressures of working with students with disabilities while supporting appropriate services and preventing litigation.

Case Studies in 21st Century School Administration

Author : David L. Gray
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1412927528
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book Case Studies in 21st Century School Administration written by David L. Gray and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2007-01-25 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: a?The cases are good for in-class use. The length of these cases makes it easy to assign them to be read during class.a? a?Roger Shouse, The Pennsylvania State University DIVERSITY SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT LIMITED RESOURCES Understanding issues faced by todaya's school leadersa?| Authors David L. Gray and Agnes E. Smith have written a book of cases to give prospective school leaders opportunities to resolve complex issues in Ka?12 school settings through reflective questions, activities, and authentic assessment tools for skill development. Key Features: Presents thought-provoking case studies based on actual events relating to the knowledge and skills instructional leaders must demonstrate when balancing the needs of stakeholders Provides a matrix in which cases are correlated to the ISLLC Standards and key issues are highlighted Offers a a?Guide to Using Case Studiesa? that helps guide students in their analysis of the types of educational problems they are most likely to face Introduces students to specific challenges that will help them practice their decision-making, communication, resource management, and interpersonal relations skills Talk to the author! [email protected]

Educational Leadership for Social Justice and Improving High-Needs Schools

Author : Bruce G. Barnett
Publisher : IAP
ISBN 13 : 1648023746
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (48 download)

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Download or read book Educational Leadership for Social Justice and Improving High-Needs Schools written by Bruce G. Barnett and published by IAP. This book was released on 2021-01-01 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To commemorate the 10-year anniversary of the International School Leadership Development Network (ISLDN), this book is a compilation of the work conducted by network scholars. This volume is the first comprehensive overview of the studies conducted by ISLDN members engaged in examining how social justice leaders and leaders of high-needs schools address the social conditions, learning experiences, and performance of their students. Other international school leadership research consortia have emerged in the 21st century; however, the ISLDN is the second longest operating project, after the International Successful School Principalship Project (ISSPP). Since its creation in 2010, ISLDN scholars have delivered papers at a variety of international conferences and shared findings in research publications, including books and special issues of journals. Until now, ISLDN research findings have been disseminated separately for the project’s two strands: (a) social justice leadership and (b) leadership in underperforming high-needs schools. Therefore, the purpose of the book is to document the history and evolution of the ISLDN and to provide descriptions and reflections of the project’s research findings, methodologies, and collaborative processes across the two strands. This volume captures studies of school leaders from 19 countries representing six continents - Africa, Asia, Australia and Oceania, Europe, North America, and South America. The authors examine important external and internal contextual factors influencing schools in different cultural settings and provide insights about the values and practices of social justice leaders working in high-needs school settings. Numerous practical strategies are provided for school leaders working in schools with similar conditions. The concluding chapter by the co-editors synthesizes the structural factors, personal beliefs and values, and contextualized change management strategies that shape school leaders’ actions aimed at ensuring the best learning outcomes for their students. Besides capturing the range of findings emerging from various ISLDN studies conducted over the past decade, several chapters critically examine the project’s current contributions to the field. Authors suggest broadening the dissemination of our findings to increase the visibility of the project, expanding the research methods beyond qualitative interviews, incorporating studies from non-Anglophone countries, and augmenting the scope of our analyses and research focus. These researchers’ journeys also reveal the obstacles to and benefits of engaging in these types of international collaborative research ventures.