1st Edition

Large Scale School Reform and Social Capital Building

Edited By Ian R. Haslam, Myint Swe Khine, Issa M. Saleh Copyright 2013
272 Pages
by Routledge

266 Pages
by Routledge

272 Pages
by Routledge

This book introduces and explores the nature of large scale reform, and offers a fresh insight into the importance of social capital and professional development leadership for teachers and school management. It synthesizes research on the role of the professional development leader and the importance of social capital in schools, and examines its potential to impact large scale, system-wide,... Read more

1: Social Capital: The Professional Development Imperative for Large Scale Reform Ian R. Haslam, Myint Swe Khine and Issa M. Saleh  2: System Reform and Primary Literacy: Implication for School Leadership Brahm Fleisch  3: Wicked Path to Transformative Education Reform Conrad Wesley Snyder  4: Design Research Approach in the Large Scale Educational Innovations Tiina Soini, Janne Pietarinen and Kirsi Pyhältö  5: High Performing Teachers Colleges, Social Capital and Large Scale Reform in the Kingdom of Bahrain Ian R. Haslam  6: Assessment of Wide-Scale Educational Reform Initiatives: Opportunities in Social Capital Building Ramona A. Hall  7: Developing Social Capital through National Education: The Transformation of Teacher Education in Turkey Gary M. Grossman  8: System Improvement through Capacity Building: the Power and Potential of Professional Learning Communities Alma Harris and Michelle Jones   9: System and Policy Dimensions of Professional Development Mark Ginsburg  10: Australian Middle Years Reform: A Focus on Teachers and Leaders as the Subjects and Agents of Change Katherine Main  11: Career Guidance in Oman – Establishing a Centre and the use of Action Research as a Tool for Capacity Building Gari Donn and Sana Al Balushi  12: Educational Reform and Professional Development: Paradigm Shift and International Syndrome Yin Cheong Cheng

Biography

Professor Ian R. Haslam is the Dean of Bahrain Teachers College at the University of Bahrain.

Dr Myint Swe Khine is an Associate Professor and Head of Graduate Programs and Research at Bahrain Teachers College at the University of Bahrain.

Dr Issa M. Saleh is an Associate Professor and Head of Education Studies at Bahrain Teachers College at the University of Bahrain.