{"product_id":"9781119369646","title":"Empowered Educators in Australia How High-Performing Systems Shape Teaching Quality","description":"\u003ch1\u003eEmpowered Educators in Australia\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eHow High-Performing Systems Shape Teaching Quality\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDion Burns | Ann McIntyre\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eEducation \/ Administration \/ School Superintendents \u0026amp; Principals\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEST PRACTICES FROM AUSTRALIA'S HIGH-PERFORMING SCHOOL SYSTEMS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmpowered Educators in Australia\u003c\/i\u003e is one volume in a series that explores how high- performing educational systems from around the world achieve strong results. The anchor book, \u003ci\u003eEmpowered Educators: How High-Performing Systems Shape Teaching Quality Around the World,\u003c\/i\u003e is written by Linda Darling-Hammond and colleagues, with contributions from the authors of this volume.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe authors of \u003ci\u003eEmpowered Educators in Australia\u003c\/i\u003e take an in-depth look at the policies and practices surrounding teaching quality in two different states: New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria. NSW offers significant support for government schools in areas such as staffing and teacher professional development. Victoria operates a highly devolved school system. Each provides a contrasting view of how federal and state policies combine to shape learning outcomes for students in Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe interplay between state and federal policy characterizes an intriguing \"centralizing decentralization.\" Initiatives to create national curricular, teaching, and teacher education standards all sit in balanced tension with a movement towards greater devolution of authority to schools. Together the NSW and Victoria case studies provide insights into policies that can support high-quality teaching in a federal education system.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAustralia's current educational reforms place increasing emphasis on issues of teaching quality, reshaping teaching as a standards-based, evidence-informed profession, and one that seeks to foster collegiality and professional exchange. These reforms encompass many aspects of a system that supports teaching quality, and highlight: the way teachers are trained, how they are inducted into the teaching profession and supported with mentors, the professional learning they receive, how they are appraised on their work, and the career pathways for teachers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDION BURNS\u003c\/b\u003e is a senior researcher with the Learning Policy Institute and research analyst at the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eANN M\u003csmall\u003eC\u003c\/small\u003eINTYRE\u003c\/b\u003e is an experienced principal, superintendent, and NSW state policy leader who is recognized for her work in quality teaching, leadership, and school and system improvement. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e03 April 2017\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJossey-Bass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781119369646\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e288\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13.74\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379021115532,"sku":"9781119369646","price":28.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781119369646_f1c99484-ca50-4fde-9a78-284c34ce5e11.jpg?v=1781090759","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781119369646","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}