{"product_id":"strategic-management-of-human-capital-allan-r-odden-9780415886666","title":"Strategic Management of Human Capital in Education: Improving Instructional Practice and Student Learning in Schools","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStrategic Management of Human Capital in Education\u003c\/em\u003e offers a comprehensive and strategic approach to address what has become labeled as \"talent and human capital.\" Grounded in extensive research and examples of leading edge districts, this book shows how the entire human resource system in schools--from recruitment, to selection\/placement, induction, professional development, performance management and evaluation, compensation, and career progression--can be reformed and restructured to boost teacher and principal effectiveness in ways that dramatically improve instructional practice and student learning. \u003cem\u003eStrategic Management of Human Capital in Education\u003c\/em\u003e guides educators towards putting more effective teachers, teacher leaders, and principals in the country's schools--especially in poverty-impacted urban and rural communities--equipping those teacher and principals with instructional and leadership expertise, and rewarding and retaining those who are successful in attaining these objectives. Drawing from cases, experiences, and deliberations from a national task force, this book outlines a comprehensive framework for how to transform current human resource management practices into authentic, strategic talent management systems in order to improve student achievement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Allan R. Odden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 041588666X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415886666\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/10\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2011 pg. 143","brand":"Allan R. Odden","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49096617230591,"sku":"9780415886666","price":66.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/strategic-management-of-human-capital-allan-r-odden-9780415886666","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}