Organizational Behavior in Education: Adaptive Leadership and School Reform - Hardcover

Owens Jr., Robert E.; Valesky, Thomas C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0205486363 ISBN 13: 9780205486366

Publisher: Pearson, 2006

Synopsis

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 receive major emphasis in this edition. This edition continues to examine aspects of organizational behavior such as organizational culture, diversity, leadership, motivation, change, conflict, and decision-making while maintaining high standards of scholarship and a lucid, readily accessible writing style.

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Review:

"This text is laden with history, theory, and description. It serves as a foundation for the student’s future decisions...I personally believe it gives them a sense of the development of theory over time in the various areas covered. It gives them a basis for forming their own leadership styles, understanding that perhaps they are not a clear cut one size fits all but perhaps a bit of many theories and models. This text gives them this sense of the richness of theory and the realization that there is no one size fits all answers. However, it lays a foundation on which they can predicate future administrative decisions, reforms, and procedures." Patricia Helene Earl, Marymount University

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“This text is the one text I have used that students consistently like reading and make complimentary remarks about in the course evaluation.”

 –Lora Knutson, Governor’s State University

 

 

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. Throughout the text, readers are challenged to develop and act on a game plan for implementing school reform. Issues arising from the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 receive major emphasis in this edition. As with earlier editions, Owens and Valesky continue to examine aspects of organizational behavior such as organizational culture, diversity, leadership, motivation, change, conflict, and decision making while maintaining high standards of scholarship and a lucid, readily accessible writing style.

 

New to This Edition

·         New coverage of important leadership perspectives such as emotional intelligence (Daniel Goleman), cognitive science, and the moral imperative (Michael Fullan), as well as the writings of noted scholars such as Deborah Meier, Howard Gardner, and William Ouchi have been added to keep this text current with the latest thinking.

·         Both a chart showing how this text thoroughly covers Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) standards and chapter opening ISLLC connections to learning objectives have been integrated to readily highlight how this text matches these critical standards.

·         Revised end-of-chapter exercises and new suggested projects for students supplement the practical applications of this text.

·         All research and references have been meticulously updated to provide the most current and useful information to readers.

·         A new Test Bank and new PowerPoint Presentation are available online to adopters by contacting your local representative.

 

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About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0205486363
• ISBN 13: 9780205486366
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 480