Fostering Scientific Habits of Mind | Buch | 978-90-8790-921-5 | sack.de

Buch, Englisch, Band 3, 390 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 538 g

Reihe: Contemporary Approaches to Research in Learning Innovations

Fostering Scientific Habits of Mind

Pedagogical Knowledge and Best Practices in Science Education
Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-90-8790-921-5
Verlag: Brill Academic Publishers

Pedagogical Knowledge and Best Practices in Science Education

Buch, Englisch, Band 3, 390 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 538 g

Reihe: Contemporary Approaches to Research in Learning Innovations

ISBN: 978-90-8790-921-5
Verlag: Brill Academic Publishers


The history of human development records the courageous efforts made by the generation of teacher educators to train the school leaders who are responsible to implement educational policies. They have endured the burden and challenges of the times and refine the pedagogies and education systems with many innovative approaches. As the world faces increasing uncertainties and shift to knowledge economy, education plays a larger role in creating productive persons. Designing and managing learning school organizations that can sustain a competitive advantage in this fast-changing environment demands transformative leaders who would envision building intellectual capital for the future. Many books on teacher education, educational management and leadership exist in the past. But most books do not keep up with the fast-changing educational scene and only a few include future scenarios. This book presents anticipated trends and demands of the new knowledge economy, achieving goals with the use of various tools, generative and collaborative efforts, increasing leadership capability in dynamic and complex contexts, enculturation of cutting edge knowledge for educational advancement and creation of teams that focus learning organizations.
The book brings together prominent and leading teacher educators and researchers from around the world to present their scholarship, theories and practice, case studies, state-of-the- art approaches and future-oriented predictions. This book embodies collective knowledge inquiry and represents professional conversations. The chapters provides information on recent trends and development in teacher education, the important role of educational management and leadership in educational transformations, promising practices for desired outcomes. The book is a critical and specialized resource that describes how transformative leadership can play an important role in achieving excellence in education. The topics are covered in the book are: educational leadership and effective teaching, research in transformational leadership, and professional development and social capital building in schools.
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