Leading Research in Educational Administration: A Festschrift for Wayne K. Hoy is the tenth in a series on research and theory dedicated to advancing our understanding of schools through empirical study and theoretical analysis that was initiated by Wayne and Cecil G. Miskel. This tenth anniversary edition honors and celebrates the research leadership Wayne has provided in the field of educational administration through his distinguished career. The festschrift is organized around the anal...

This book samples recent and emerging trust research in education including an array of conceptual approaches, measurement innovations, and explored determinants and outcomes of trust. The collection of pathways explores the phenomenon of trust and establishes the significance of trust relationships in school life. It emboldens the claim that trust merits continued attention of both scholars and practitioners because of the role it plays in the production of equity and excellence. Divi...

This book focuses on using faculty mentoring to empower doctoral students to successfully complete their doctoral studies. The book is a collection of mentoring chapters showcasing professors and dissertation advisors from the most prestigious universities in the United States. They provide an extraordinary range of mentoring advice that speaks directly to the doctoral student. Each chapter addresses a professional or personal component of the doctoral process that represents how these exc...

Clear and distinctive written communications help project a favorable personal and corporate personality. Effective Business Writing will help readers formulate a systematic approach to writing that makes it easier and quicker to get the right words down, avoiding the dangers of bland and formulaic approaches. It is important to adopt the right style, create a clear and appropriate structure, and select the method - letter, fax or email - that suits one's purpose. Effective Business Writing...

Communication is one of the most basic functions in any organization. It transmits ideas, thoughts, information, opinions, and plans between various parts of an organization as well as to external customers or businesses – Its vital importance can never be over emphasized.Yet it can be difficult and communication breakdown is not uncommon. There are several essential elements to making business communications work; these include structure, clarity, consistency, medium, and relevanc...

By his own admission, Philip is living a humdrum life in the Essex coastal town of Maldon. His new boss at the town library is a pain in the neck,making even the job he loves difficult, and he longs for something to kick start him out of what he admits is a bit of a rut. Soon after a new and unexpected friendshipbegins he determines to make some changes. Then one day his routine walk to work has him finding a dead body, involved with the police and feeling he must help his ...

A short story may have less words to play with than a novel, but this simply means it must be especially well crafted. Every piece here links to the county of Essex in some way, for instance because the writer is Essex based or because the subject matter or setting of the piece has a link.The nature of these pieces, mainly fiction, though there are some factual pieces too, is intentionally diverse: they link to many an emotion: sad, happy, poignant and more. But they all have in co...

Book 6 of the Smart Skills series: practical guides to mastering vital business skills and techniques. Using proven strategies from business experts, these essential smart skills can empower anyone with the tools to get ahead.Maximise your opportunities by mastering the art of persuasionThe underappreciated skill of persuasion is vital not just for negotiations, but in every aspect of business life. Taking on more resp...

Fed up with the strenuous process of travel: the slow queues, the delays, the crowds and the extreme discomfort of the average economy airline seat?The author in this case, decided it was time to do something about this. He arranged a trip designed to be the antidote to the routine travel misery - and booked a trip travelling only first class. The first challenge was to decide where to go. He decided to fly to Bangkok, stay in the world renowned Oriental Hotel, continue onto Singap...

Part of the Smart Skills series, Persuasion offers all you need to know to get the most out of your business operations. With the current global economic crisis excellent persuasion skills have become invaluable as businesses now more than ever must maximise every opportunity they face. Persuasion is not only required as part of negotiation, but in every aspect of working and business life. There are many different facets to persuasion and different approaches this book provides the detail...

Its just so basic, isnt it? Every day in so many ways we all need to secure something from the boss, work colleagues, at a meeting or even at home. Here are the techniques that help to create and present powerful cases. These methods are all very accessible and illustrated by anecdotes that show how they are used in both work and non-work situations.You might say that these are the techiques that help other people to decide correctly! And always in your favour.

Too many managers dont have what it takes to carry a good presentation. And they know it. Equally they know that to acquire the skill is to join an admired few, upwardly mobile managers. So motivation to learn is strong and rewarding. On browsing the book, readers will see the checklist approach and the carefully crafted structure that immediately conveys these skills. They will understand that this is a book of unique accessibility. Here they will learn techniques and methods of planning res...