School Leadership and Administration
Important Concepts, Case Studies, and Simulations
6th Edition
Published on 13. August 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
360 pages
978-0-07-239777-2 (ISBN)
Description
"School Leadership and Administration" is designed to help prospective and experienced principals, administrators and supervisors increase their knowledge and skills through concepts, case-studies, and simulations. Two parts make up this text. Part I presents important theoretical concepts and research findings that if adequately understood and appropriately applied can improve educators' problem solving and leadership effectiveness. Part II consists of over 65 reality-based case studies, "In-Basket Exercises", simulations, and role-plays to illustrate problems and issues. The case studies, simulations, and exercises stimulate class discussion and reflection on key issues facing today's school administrator with guidelines for thoughtful problem solving and resolution.
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Edition
6th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 215 mm
Width: 188 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
521 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-239777-2 (9780072397772)
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Petra E. Snowden, received her Ph.D. in Urban Education/Educational Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where she also earned a Master of Science degree in German Literature and a Bachelor of Science degree in French, German, and Secondary Education. At present, Dr. Snowden is Director of the Ph.D. in Urban Services/Urban Education Concentration at Old Dominion University in Norfolk VA. She is past coordinator of the alternative Norfolk Public Schools and Old Dominion University principal preparation program, Principal Leadership for Urban Schools, Co- director of the Danforth Tidewater Principal Preparation program, Chair of the Department of Educational Leadership and Services, and Associate Professor of Educational Administration at Old Dominion University. She founded the Principal Center at Old Dominion University and served as assessor, coach, and mentor for the Tidewater NASSP/Assessment Center. Her research and writing interests focus on linkages between schools, universities, and community service agencies, particularly as these structures affect the lives of vulnerable children, youth , and adults, non traditional principal preparation, and mentoring. She remains active presenting at national conferences and providing professional development seminars within school settings on topics such as school board and superintendent roles and responsibilities, program evaluation, and planning. In addition, Dr. Snowden served as president of the Hampton Roads YWCA and is an advocate for urban and women's issues. She is the author of numerous articles related to the improvement of school practices and has spoken on a variety of topics pertaining to educational training in community organizations, the "School as a Care Provider," and school leadership. She is completing a multilingual book on the identification of abused children in schools from a multicultural perspective, and the appropriate actions to be taken by principals, counselors, and teachers. Richard A. Gorton received his doctorate from Stanford University, majoring in school administration. His Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and his Master's Degree in Counseling and Guidance were conferred by the University of Iowa. Dr. Gorton's school experience includes teaching, counseling and guidance, and administration. He was Department Chairperson and Professor of Administrative Leadership and Supervision at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. He is currently a consultant with Gorton Associates in San Diego, California. A leader in state and national administrator orga-nizations, Dr. Gorton has collaborated on a national study of "the effective principal." Because of his expertise and practical experience, he has frequently been called on as a consultant and workshop leader in the areas of teacher and administrator evaluation, in-service education, program evaluation, instructional supervision, student disciplinary problems, school-community relations, problem solving, and conflict resolution. Dr. Gorton has published two textbooks, two monographs, and over 100 articles, book reviews, and abstracts on a variety of topics related to educational administration and supervision, as well as education in general. Dr. Gorton's other textbook for which he was senior author, School-Based Leadership. Challenges and Opportunities, is used in nu-merous university courses devoted to administrator preparation and by school districts for in-service education. He has also served as senior editor for The Ency-clopedia of School Administration and Supervision.
Content
PART I: MAJOR CONCEPTS IN ADMINISTRATION AND THE SOCIAL SCIENCES: CONCEPTUAL TOOLS FOR EFFECTIVE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP Chapter 1: Decision Making Chapter 2: Communication Chapter 3: Authority, Power and Influence Chapter 4: Group Leadership Chapter 5: Conflict Management Chapter 6: Organizational Culture Chapter 7: School Improvement PART II: CASE STUDIES AND SIMULATIONS: CLINICAL MATERIALS AND LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AND SUPERVISORS Chapter 8: Introduction to Clinical Materials and Learning Experiences Chapter 9: Beginning Challenges 1. Preparing for the Job Search 2. From Teacher to Administrator 3. The New Principal (In-Basket Activities) 4. The New Assistant Principal (In-Basket Activities) 5. Resentment over Appointment 6. Why Does a Woman Need to Act Like a Man? 7. Gimme That Old-Time Discipline 8. Is Being Busy Necessarily Productive? Chapter 10: Student Problems 9. School Yard Dangers 10. Ideas on IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) 11. The Underachiever 12. What Should Be the Role of the Student Newspaper? 13. A Complex Discipline Problem 14. The Drop-Out Problem (Simulation Exercise) 15. Students Can't Take Pressure Any Longer 16. An Issue of Morals and Priorities 17. "Zero Tolerance" for Weapons in Schools Chapter 11: Administrator-Staff Relationships 18. Teacher Selection 19. Problems of a Beginning Teacher 20. Faculty Teamwork 21. Who Needs Lesson Plans? 22. Conflict Over Teacher Citizenship Rights 23. Faculty Dissatisfaction and Low Morale 24. Teacher Files a Grievance 25. Teacher Reacts Negatively to Personnel Evaluation 26. Faculty Slowdown 27. Do Women Have Power? 28. Collaboration Woes Chapter 12: School-Community Relations 29. Curriculum Unit Upsets Parents 30. Communication and Constructed Reality 31. Parental Apathy 32. Wanted: A Plan for Improving Parental and Community Involvement 33. The School-Community Web 34. Developing Student Talent 35. A New Role for the Parents' Organization 36. How Much Should Parents Be Told? 37. Administrator-Press Relations 38. Public Relations: What's Really Important? 39. Censorship? Or Parents' Rights? 40. Financial Crisis! Chapter 13: Role and Organizational Problems 41. Principal's Mid-Year Problems and Priorities (In-Basket Activities) 42. Principal's End-of-the Year Problems and Priorities (In-Basket Activities) 43. Principal's Dilemma 44. Principal's Personal Conduct Results in Possible Suspension 45. Intra-Organizational Role Conflict 46. Supervisor-Principal Relationship 47. The Superintendent and the New School Board Members 48. Administrator Evaluation Chapter 14: Race and Drug Issues 49. Can Total School Integration Be Achieved? 50. Minority Parents Are Dissatisfied with Integration 51. We Want Neighborhood Schools, Too! 52. Metropolitan Integration 53. Parents Detect Racial Disparity 54. Teacher Difficulty in a Multicultural Climate 55. Matter of What? 56. Do (Should?) We Treat Them All Alike? 57. Student Drug Problem at Washington School 58. Do Extreme Times Call for Radical Action? (A Leaderless Group Activity) 59. When A Faculty Member is Suspected of Drug Abuse 60. A Different Kind of "Drug" Problem Chapter 15: Problems of Change 61. Teacher Tries to Individualize Instruction 62. Effective Schools: How Do We Get There From Here? (A Group Activity) 63. Planning for Improvement 64. School-Based Management 65. Restructuring Staff Evaluation and Supervision 66. Changing the Role of the Building Principal 67. In-Service or Disservice Education? Part I 68. In-Service or Disservice Education? Part II 69. School Choice 70. School District Chips Away at Computer Education Problems 71. Inclusion of Special Needs Students