Rediseño organizacional basado en el modelo de las escuelas que aprenden

Rediseño organizacional basado en el modelo de las escuelas que aprenden

Author: Isabel María Gómez Barreto

Publisher: Wanceulen Educación

Published: 2015-11-23

Total Pages: 117

ISBN-13: 8498238234

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Entre los varias miles de páginas que conforman los libros de actas de las Jornadas Andaluzas de Organización y Dirección de Instituciones Educativas que he venido dinamizando en Granada, con el Grupo AREA (Análisis de la Realidad Educativa Andaluza HUM-672), en sus diez ediciones ya cumplidas, el lector de esta Presentación se encontrará, en alguna ocasión, con textos y aportaciones de un tal Pedro Gil Madrona, profesional de larga experiencia docente y no menor en el ámbito de la dirección escolar, función que ha absorbido catorce años de su vida. Este profesor, que hoy desarrolla su misión en la Universidad de Castilla La Mancha, es el autor de este libro que, estoy seguro, va a resultar una aportación relevante para el conocimiento y desarrollo práctico de la escuela como organización que aprende. Sin embargo, Pedro Gil hoy no firma él sólo. En la búsqueda de alternativas que mejoren la educación desde la práctica ha encontrado el complemento necesario más allá del Océano, en Venezuela. Allí se desarrolla la interesante experiencia práctica de mejora de la escuela infantil “Mi Pequeño Mundo” queda cauce y vida real a los principios inspiradores de una Organización Escolar para nuestro tiempo. Isabel Gómez Barreto, venezolana experta en gerencia educativa, ha sido ese complemento. Y el libro que el lector tiene en sus manos, una muestra de que la colaboración con Hispanoamérica es cada vez más rica. Con todo, lo más importante no es la superación de las distancias sino el contenido del encuentro. Se trata de presentar un trabajo de investigación que ha buscado rediseñar una organización educativa bajo los esquemas e instrumentos de las organizaciones que aprenden, enriquecidas con otras aportaciones como el modelo de Peter Senge de estructura organizacional, la gestión dela calidad o el liderazgo motivacional. El planteamiento metodológico es sólido. Desde una perspectiva cuantitativa, se describe a través de los datos suministrados por un cuestionario, validado por un grupo de expertos y con un alto nivel de confiabilidad según evidencia el coeficiente de Kudder-Richardson. Sin embargo, el mérito mayor del trabajo está, en mi opinión, en la integración conseguida entre teoría, que pivota sobre unos principios actuales, y la práctica, que dibuja un escenario dinámico en ese centro venezolano del Estado de Carabobo, llamado “Instituto de Pedagogía Infantil Mi Pequeño Mundo”. Es evidente, después de lo señalado, que deseamos una feliz andadura al trabajo aquí presentado porque el diseño y construcción que de él han hecho los autores es, eso, de calidad. Granada a 1 de marzo de 2009 Manuel Lorenzo Delgado Catedrático del Departamento de Didáctica y Organización Escolar de la Universidad de Granada


International Handbook of Educational Change

International Handbook of Educational Change

Author: Andy Hargreaves

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 1998-05-31

Total Pages: 692

ISBN-13: 9780792335344

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The International Handbook of Educational Change is a state of the art collection of the most important ideas and evidence of educational change. The book brings together some of the most influential thinkers and writers on educational change. It deals with issues like educational innovation, reform, restructuring, culture-building, inspection, school-review, and change management. It asks why some people resist change and what their resistance means. It looks at how men and women, older teachers and younger teachers, experience change differently. It looks at the positive aspects of change but does not hesitate to raise uncomfortable questions about many aspects of educational change either. It looks critically and controversially at the social, economic, cultural and political forces that are driving educational change. School leaders, system administration, teacher leaders, consultants, facilitators, educational researchers, staff developers and change agents of all kinds will find this book an indispensable resource for guiding them to both classic and cutting-edge understandings of educational change, no other work provides as comprehensive coverage of the field of educational change.


Qualitative Research

Qualitative Research

Author: Maggi Savin-Baden

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2023-04-12

Total Pages: 798

ISBN-13: 1000864472

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Qualitative Research: The Essential Guide to Theory and Practice provides a one-stop resource for all those approaching qualitative research for the first time, as well as those revisiting core concepts and issues. It presents a comprehensive overview of this rapidly developing field of inquiry, cleverly combined with practical, hands-on advice on how to conduct a successful qualitative study. Written in an engaging and accessible style, the authors break through difficult terminology to guide readers through the choices they will face during research design, implementation, and beyond. Each chapter is then brought to life by an array of relevant, real-life examples from expert researchers around the globe. Divided into seven sections, this unique text covers: Considering perspectives Acknowledging a position Framing the study Choosing a research approach Collecting data Working with data and findings Writing about the research From the foundations of the subject through to its application in practice, Qualitative Research: The Essential Guide to Theory and Practice is an indispensable companion for qualitative researchers worldwide. VAT will be charged on this product for UK customers only. VAT is charged at standard rate on a part of this product only.


In Search of Excellence

In Search of Excellence

Author: Thomas J. Peters

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2012-11-27

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 0062263617

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The "Greatest Business Book of All Time" (Bloomsbury UK), In Search of Excellence has long been a must-have for the boardroom, business school, and bedside table. Based on a study of forty-three of America's best-run companies from a diverse array of business sectors, In Search of Excellence describes eight basic principles of management -- action-stimulating, people-oriented, profit-maximizing practices -- that made these organizations successful. Joining the HarperBusiness Essentials series, this phenomenal bestseller features a new Authors' Note, and reintroduces these vital principles in an accessible and practical way for today's management reader.


International Community Psychology

International Community Psychology

Author: Stephanie Reich

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2007-07-03

Total Pages: 461

ISBN-13: 0387495002

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This is the first in-depth guide to global community psychology research and practice, history and development, theories and innovations, presented in one field-defining volume. This book will serve to promote international collaboration, enhance theory utilization and development, identify biases and barriers in the field, accrue critical mass for a discipline that is often marginalized, and to minimize the pervasive US-centric view of the field.


Disciplined Mind

Disciplined Mind

Author: Howard Gardner

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2021-01-26

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 1982176954

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This brilliant and revolutionary theory of multiple intelligences reexamines the goals of education to support a more educated society for future generations. Howard Gardner’s concept of multiple intelligences has been hailed as perhaps the most profound insight into education since the work of Jerome Bruner, Jean Piaget, and even John Dewey. Here, in The Disciplined Mind, Garner pulls together the threads of his previous works and looks beyond such issues as charters, vouchers, unions, and affirmative action in order to explore the larger questions of what constitutes an educated person and how this can be achieved for all students. Gardner eloquently argues that the purpose of K–12 education should be to enhance students’ deep understanding of the truth (and falsity), beauty (and ugliness), and goodness (and evil) as defined by their various cultures. By exploring the theory of evolution, the music of Mozart, and the lessons of the Holocaust as a set of examples that illuminates the nature of truth, beauty, and morality, The Disciplined Mind envisions how younger generations will rise to the challenges of the future—while preserving the traditional goals of a “humane” education. Gardner’s ultimate goal is the creation of an educated generation that understands the physical, biological, and societal world in their own personal context as well as in a broader world view. But even as Gardner persuasively argues the merits of his approach, he recognizes the difficulty of developing one universal, ideal form of education. In an effort to reconcile conflicting educational viewpoints, he proposes the creation of six different educational pathways that, when taken together, can satisfy people’s concern for student learning and their widely divergent views about knowledge and understanding overall.


Benchmarking Water Services

Benchmarking Water Services

Author: Enrique Cabrera Jr

Publisher: IWA Publishing

Published: 2011-03-01

Total Pages: 185

ISBN-13: 1843391988

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Benchmarking has become a key tool in the water industry to promote and achieve performance targets for utilities. The use of this tool for performance improvement through systematic search and adaptation of leading practices, has expanded globally during the past decade. Many ongoing projects worldwide aim to address different needs and objectives, in varying contexts, with outstanding results and impact. Benchmarking Water Services provides valuable information to everyone interested in benchmarking in the water industry. The text is aimed at utilities considering joining a benchmarking project, experienced practitioners in charge of organizing a benchmarking exercise, consultants, regulators and researchers. The document is presented with a clear practice oriented approach and can be used as a how-to-benchmark guide presented from different perspectives (participants, organizers, supervising bodies). Readers will gain practical insight on real life benchmarking practices and will benefit from the experiences gained in some of the leading benchmarking projects of the water industry (including the IWA-WSAA benchmarking efforts, the European Benchmarking Co-operation and the several benchmarking projects carried out in Austria and Central Europe). The manual also presents the new IWA Benchmarking Framework, which aims to harmonize the terms used to describe benchmarking and performance indicators practices in the water industry, guaranteeing a more fluent and efficient communication. This Manual of Best Practice is edited by the IWA Specialist Group on Benchmarking and Performance Assessment, and co-published by AWWA and IWA Publishing. Praise for Benchmarking Water Services: "The continual trend of conceptual to specifics throughout the book provides for an educational experience each time the book is either casually perused or carefully studied." "The authors (Cabrera, Haskins and Fritiz) diligently pursue the focus of improvement." "Benchmarking Water Services is an in depth and practical ‘must have’ guide for any utility currently engaged in or planning to develop a benchmarking process" - Gregory M. Baird (2012) Benchmarking: An International Journal 19:2. More information about the book can be found on the Water Wiki in an article written by the author: http://www.iwawaterwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Articles/TheNewIWABenchmarkingFramework A Spanish language version of this book is available as a free eBook: http://www.iwawaterwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Articles/eBookTitlesfromIWAPublishingFreetoDownload-Volume2#HBenchmarkingParaServiciosdeAgua