Tables of contents

The Role of Phonological Awareness Development in Young Chinese EFL Learners

Ching-ning Chien, Li-hua Kao and Li Wei

271

Functions of Repetition in Learners' Private Speech in Japanese Language Classrooms

Reiko Yoshida

289

Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practice: Language policy in multilingual organisations

Chris Allen Thomas

307

Multilingualism and Language Attitudes: Local versus immigrant students' perceptions

Amaia Ibarraran, David Lasagabaster and Juan Manuel Sierra

326

Second Language Learners' Attitudes Towards English Varieties

Weimin Zhang and Guiling Hu

342

Book Reviews

David Palfreyman, Federica Ferrari, Christian Abello-Contesse and Silvia Cavalieri

348

Why the Intercultural Matters to Language Teaching and Learning – An orientation to the ILTLP Program

Angela Scarino and Jonathan Crichton

4

Reconceptualising Learning Programs for Intercultural Language Learning

Angela Scarino

7

Developing Programs for Intercultural Language Learning – Insights from project team feedback

Anne-Marie Morgan

10

The Importance of Questioning and Questions for Consideration in Programming for Intercultural Language Learning

Anne-Marie Morgan

13

Language Choices in the Intercultural Classroom – Considering possibilities for communication and learning

Anthony J Liddicoat

18

Assessment in Intercultural Language Learning

Angela Scarino

20

Before and After: Developments in intercultural programming arising from a feedback process

Anne-Marie Morgan

23

Why an Investigative Stance Matters in Intercultural Language Teaching and Learning – An orientation to classroom-based investigation

Jonathon Crichton

31

Review: Art Speaks Japanese

Megan McLaughlin

36

Editorial

Linda Hammersley-Fletcher

2

Researching Academies in England

Helen Gunter, Philip Woods and Glenys Woods

3

Head Teachers and Governors: A marriage made in heaven?

Martin Pounce

8

Supporting Governing Bodies with Effective Clerking

David Sassoon

11

Finding (and Keeping) School Governors: The work of the School Governors' One-Stop Shop

John Adams and Anne Punter

14

The Future of School Governance: Educational excellence and community enhancement going hand in hand

Jane Phillips

18

Personal Intelligences: The fourth pillar of school principalship?

Alex Schneider and Neil Burton

22

Managing Internal Marketing in a New Zealand Language School: Some important lessons for all educational leaders

Christopher Allen Stachowski

31

Editorial

Universal Primary Education – A legitimate goal?

Tony Bush

443

Impact of Free Primary Education in Kenya: A case study of private schools in Kibera

James Tooley, Pauline Dixon and James Stanfield

449

Instructional Leadership for Quality Learning: An assessment of the impact of the Primary School Management Development Project in Botswana

Nkobi Owen Pansiri

471

Decision-making as a Struggle and a Play: On alternative rationalities in schools as organizations

Petri Salo

495

School Principals' Assumptions about Human Nature: Implications for leadership in Turkey

Ali Sabanci

511

Using Diverse Data to Develop and Sustain School, Family and Community Partnerships: A district case study

Mavis G Sanders

530

Manitoba Superintendents: Mentoring and leadership

Carolyn Crippen and Dawn Wallin

546

A Comparative Analysis of the Educational Priorities and Capacity of Rural School Districts

Dawn Wallin

566

Book Review. Education by Numbers: The tyranny of testing by Warwick Mansell

Bernard Barker

588

Book Review. Leading and Managing in the Early Years by Carol Aubrey

Celia Greenway

589

Book Review. Supporting the Emotional Work of School Leaders by Belinda Harris

Megan Crawford

591