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Informationen zum Autor Lynnfred Smith is a new author who is fascinated with history and science fiction. In 2019, while working for a well-known airline, Lynnfred found himself drawn to write books because of significant present day events which affects our lives daily. He wrote the book Narratives: The Continuing Generational Pandemic in August 2020 to introduce the public to the Ma'riine 4 book series beginning with his new novel Ma'riine: Extinction Level Event 6 (The Medusa Syndrome). Klappentext From the AgAnda for Education in a Democracy Series Sponsored by the National Network for Educational Renewal Introduction by John I. Goodlad This volume from the AgAnda for Education in a Democracy series introduces the four-part mission that guides the National Network for Educational Renewal's agAnda: Enculturate the young in a democracy * Ensure access to knowledge for all students * Provide caring and effective pedagogy Exercise responsible stewardship of schools Using real-life case examples from an innovative national leadership program and its local and regional affiliates, the authors demonstrate why effective leadership is essential to advancing this vital agAnda and how leadership capacity and commitment can be cultivated. From curriculum to evaluation, this important guide outlines the core concepts and winning strategies for building leadership skills in school administrators, teachers, teacher educators, and other university faculty. Zusammenfassung From the AgAnda for Education in a Democracy SeriesSponsored by the National Network for Educational RenewalIntroduction by John I. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction (J. Goodlad). BACKGROUND AND MISSION. Agenda for Education in a Democracy (G. Fenstermacher). Developing Leadership for Educational Renewal (W. Smith). ADVANCING THE AGENDA: THE CORE CURRICULUM. "To Ourselves and Our Posterity": Enculturating the Young into aDemocracy (R. Soder). On Knowledge and Its Place in the Human Conversation (G.Fenstermacher). Access to Knowledge (M. Bailey). Voicing Democracy in an Imperfect World: Toward a Public Pedagogyof Nurture (D. Kerr). Serving as Moral Stewards of the Schools (W. Smith). DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP: CASE STUDIES. The Hawaii School University Partnership (A. Port). The Metropolitan St. Louis Consortium for Educational Renewal (K.Rasch). The Nebraska Network for Educational Renewal (M. Hadley & J.Surface). Montclair University and the New Jersey Network for EducationalRenewal (T. Jacobowitz & N. Michelli). The South Carolina Summer Institute of Leaders (B.Gottesman). The Utah Associates Program for Leaders (R. Patterson & K.Hughes). LESSONS IN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. What Changed over Time and Why (W. Smith). The Impact of the Leadership Program (W. Smith)....