Case Studies in Educational Administration - Softcover

Kowalski, Theodore J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0321081439 ISBN 13: 9780321081438

Publisher: Pearson, 2000

Synopsis

This casebook is intended to help prospective administrators develop decision-making skills through he use of open-ended case studies.

Effective practice in school administration involves making decisions about management of schools and reform- state deregulation, district decentralization, and school restructuring. Leaders need to think beyond management and consider how to affect school culture, professional development, changing populations, etc. The cases in this book will help leaders address those issues by honing 3 key skills:

1. How to identify and solve problems

2. How to develop and evaluate alternative solutions

3. How to continuously refine professional knowledge

About this title

From the Back Cover:

This book immerses prospective administrators in the realities of practice and decision-making through the use of a wide range of open-ended case studies. Effective practice in school administration involves making decisions about school management and reform, including issues such as state deregulation, district decentralization, and school restructuring. Leaders need to think beyond management and consider how to affect school culture, professional development, and changing populations. The cases in this book will help leaders address those issues by sharpening three key skills: (1) How to identify and solve problems; (2) How to develop and evaluate alternative solutions; (3) How to continuously refine professional knowledge.

New To This Edition:

• Worksheets are now provided for each case to allow instructors greater flexibility for use.
• More emphasis on entry-level positions (assistant principal and principal) provides a broader perspective on school leadership.
• New cases for institutions, such as vocational schools and alternative schools, have been added to reflect the options that are available today with school choice.
• The cases have been thoroughly revised and updated to cover a range of current problems in practice so that new administrators will recognize the situations and understand how decisions can be applied.
• A new case dealing with No Child Left Behind Legislation has been added to illustrate current federal legislation.

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About the Author:

Theodore J. Kowalski holds the Kuntz Family Chair in Educational Administration, an endowed professorship at the University of Dayton. A former school superintendent, he previously taught at Purdue University, Saint Louis University, and Ball State University, where he also served as dean of the Teachers College. Professor Kowalski is the author or co-author of 18 books and over 135 book chapters and journal articles. He has published in leading journals such as Educational Administration Quarterly, Phi Delta Kappan, Leadership and Policy in Schools, and Planning and Changing. He also is editor of the Journal of School Public Relations and serves on the editorial boards of two other professional journals.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0321081439
• ISBN 13: 9780321081438
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 240