'Researchers interested in various aspects of college leadership and management will find this book a convenient and scholarly introduction to related research in the school sector' - Further Education Development Agency, "College Research Journal". 'Educational management has become an important academic subject. The contributors to this volume have guaranteed its survival as such by undertaking this review in order that they and others working in the field may take account of a range of agendas and initiatives. The outcome must be a fresh stance and a new sense of direction to enable a study of educational management to meet the needs of teachers and their schools in the new millennium' - "Educational Research". "Educational Management" brings together important original contributions from leading thinkers in the field. Edited by some of the key figures in educational management today, chapters examine the following key areas: Has self-management achieved the success predicted for it? What should be the nature of professional development for educational leaders? To what extent can education benefit by drawing from practice in business and industry?
Can theory inform management practice in education? How can research contribute to educational improvement? How can leaders help improve classroom practice? "Educational Management" is one of the major outcomes of "The ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council) Seminar Series" which aimed to redefine educational management in the light of the many developments in policy, practice, theory and research since the subject became established in the 1970s.
The Stone Diaries reads like a biography but is in fact fiction; the tale revolves around Daisy Goodwill and her tragic life. From her mother dying in childbirth and being sent to live with her guardian, through two marriages and her eventual decline into death, you hear it all.
The first half of the novel or Daisy as a child and young adult is interesting and a good read, learning about her parent-less childhood with a co-guardian who has sexual feelings for 11 year old Daisy Goodwill and eventually marries her 20 some years later, but also reading about her brief marriage to her first husband who unfortunately falls out a window while on their honeymoon. it's all a quick read.
Unfortunately, as Daisy age and health starts to decline so does the book; she becomes too in-tuned with herself making the novel have a touchy feely vibe while rediscovering herself and begins to write a Q&A gardening colum in the local paper and was reminiscent of "Dear Abby", it all started to feel like a self-help book. Luckily this was only a small part of the book and could quickly be skimmed.
Overall, this was a fun read and despite that small complaint I can defiantly see why this won the Pulitzer Prize in 1995.
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