What are the specific qualities and practices of great principals which elevate them above the rest? Blending school-centered studies and experience working with hundreds of administrators, the author reveals the 15 things that the most successful principals do and that other principals do not.
This edition presents a comprehensive synthesis available of theory and research in organizational behavior as it applies to the practice of Educational Administration. It provides practitioners with the concepts and research findings necessary to solve practical problems. Each theoretical perspective concludes with an authentic case study which ...
The Principalship focuses on how school leaders can create outstanding schools using reflective practice and moral authority. This book continues to emphasize school culture, standards, building community, and providing a moral basis for leadership as a means of navigating through contextual issues and constraints that principals routinely face. ...
"At the very time the need for effective leadership is reaching critical proportions, Michael Fullan's "Leading in a Culture of Change" provides powerful insights for moving forward. We look forward to sharing it with our grantees." - Tom Vander Ark, executive director, Education, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. "Fullan articulates clearly the ...
This is an essential text for educators and policy makers at all levels. It is practical, easy to read, and contains relevant information on historical and contemporary legal issues affecting the organization and administration of schools in America. It provides valuable information regarding school safety, alcohol and breathalyzers, the Patriot ...
This book immerses prospective administrators in the realities of practice. Problem solving and decision-making skills are addressed through the use of open-ended case studies. Effective practice in school administration requires both leadership and management. In today's reform-minded, information-based society, practitioners must be able to ...
The concept of "the quality school" is one that replaces "bossing" with a system of management that brings students and teachers together. Based on his work on choice theory, this text by William Glasser offers teaching techniques which emphasize co-operation and creativity.
"Educational Administration: Concepts and Practices, Fifth Edition" is the best-selling, most comprehensive and most respected text of its kind. The authors discuss all topics necessary for a complete understanding of educational administration, balancing theory and research with practical coverage of culture, change, curriculum, human resources ...
"A vision of what could (and probably should) be...The reader may want to revisit some sections for further reflection." ----Educational Leadership"An excellent book that offers much to the seasoned administrator and should be on the list of required reading for introductory administration classes." ----NASSP Bulletin Moral Leadership shows how ...
The Ninth Edition of Organizational Behavior in Education relates the study of educational leadership to the challenge of how leaders can participate effectively in school reform. Readers are challenged to develop and act upon a game plan for implementing school reform throughout the text. Issues arising from the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 ...
In this insightful look at school reform, Robert Evans examines the real-life hurdles to implementing innovation and explains how the best-intended efforts can be stalled by educators who too often feel burdened and conflicted by the change process. He provides a new model of leadership along with practical management strategies for building a ...
This text helps prospective and experienced principals, administrators, and supervisors increase their knowledge and skills through concepts, case-studies, and simulations. Part I presents important theoretical concepts and research findings that can improve educators' problem-solving and leadership effectiveness. Part II consists of over 65 ...
In this dynamic, helpful, guide William C. Byham takes his Zapp! empowerment principles and adapts it for the classroom with workable, hands-on advice for how educators can get their students (and themselves) excited about education again. He shows how to get students to take responsibility for their own progress by involving them in decision ...
In this third edition of their classic bestseller, Allan A. Glatthorn and Jerry Jailall examine four levels of curriculum state, district, school, and classroom to explain how effective principals can influence curriculum at every stage and provide examples that illustrate how school administrators can incorporate curriculum leadership into their ...
First published in 1971 and now the best known book in the field, "Supervision: A Redefinition" continues to be the leading text for combining an in-depth view of theory and research for supervision with practical applications. The Seventh Edition continues a thirty-year tradition of breaking new ground by continuously redefining the field of ...
This succinct, compelling text provides coverage of key leadership topics--including critical thinking, ethics, best practices, and field-situated opportunities--presented in an applied format. Thoroughly revised and updated, Educational Leadership: A Problem-Based Approach, 3/e, shares the very latest thinking in the field and relates it to ...
Educational Governance and Administation, 6/etakes a problem-solving approach to the real issues that administrators face. The sixth edition of Educational Governance and Administration provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to school finance issues and schools as political systems. Its case-based approach, descriptive studies of how ...
For courses in Introduction to Educational Administration and Leadership. The fourth edition of Educational Leadership and Planning for Technology is designed to provide educators with both the theoretical and the practical considerations for planning and implementing technology, particularly computer applications, in schools. Basic concepts of ...
"A powerful template for crafting responsible and humane schools." - Educational Leadership"Reading this book will make educators feel they have come home to familiar land and can still build anew from there." - Michael Huberman, professor, Graduate School of Education, Harvard University"Sergiovanni's alternative vision of schools as caring, ...
This text supports improved practice in educational administration that results in greater student learning in American schools. In this way, it is much more than an outstanding leadership theory and research text; it is also a highly usable, practical guide. This text improves the knowledge and practice of our future leaders by focusing on ...
Based on the fourth edition of "The Law of Higher Education", the indispensable guide to law that bears on the provision of higher education, this Student Edition provides an up to date reference and guide for coursework in higher education law. It also provides a guide for programs that help prepare higher education administrators for leadership ...
In addition to its outstanding analysis of "total teachers" and school culture, this book provides action guidelines for teachers and for principals that are filled with insight that will help school educators take responsibility for reform.
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Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice, and Leadership
