Brain Science for Principals: What School Leaders Need to Know

Abstract

Although there is abundant literature on school leadership and management, including the important books by Doyle and Zakrajsek dealing with epistemological, content-oriented and technical aspects of educational neuroscience, and learning addressed to college students, and works by Wilson & Conyers (2013) and Linda Lyman (2013) that specifically spoke to teachers and educational leaders, there is significant debate about the value of brain science research for education and educational leadership, The book described here relates to the developments of brain science research and its connection to teaching/learning, and the basic and essential technology of the processes that schools promote, when the school principal's work is expected to be directed to ensuring high-quality teaching-learning   In the editor’s words, this book “emerged as a culminating project requiring real learning that would be a real challenge and by filling a gap could make a real difference

Keywords

• brain science,principals

References

1. Lyman, L. L. (Ed.). (2016). Brain Science for Principals: What School Leaders Need to Know. London: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN: 978-1-4462-6708-8. Doyle, T., & Zakrajsek, T. (2013). The New Science of Learning: How to Learn in Harmony with Your Brain. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing. Wilson, D., & Conyers, M. (2013). Five Big Ideas for Effective Teaching: Connecting Mind, Brain, and Education Research in Classroom. New York: Teachers College Press.