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Table of Contents

Administrative Advice	p. xiii
Pro/Con Debates	p. xv
Forward	p. xvi
Preface	p. xvii
The Authors	p. xiv
Fundamental Principles and Concepts	p. 1
Development of Administrative Theory	p. 2
Theory	p. 2
Classical Organizational Theory	p. 5
Human Relations Approach	p. 8
Behavioral Science Ap... MOREproach	p. 10
Development of Administrative Thought	p. 14
Systems Theory	p. 14
Organizational Structure	p. 24
Basic Concepts of Organizational Structure	p. 24
The Bureaucratic Model	p. 27
The Participatory Management Model	p. 30
Alternative Models of Organizational Structure	p. 42
The School as a Social System	p. 52
Organizational Culture	p. 59
The Nature of Organizational Culture	p. 59
Developing, Maintaining, and Changing Organizational Culture	p. 62
Effects of Organizational Culture	p. 67
Organizational Climate	p. 73
Administrative Processes	p. 87
Motivation	p. 88
Defining Motivation	p. 88
Content Theories	p. 90
Process Theories	p. 100
Leadership	p. 112
The Nature of Leadership	p. 112
Leader Traits	p. 117
Leadership Behavior	p. 124
Contingency Leadership	p. 130
Leadership Styles	p. 139
Other Contemporary Perspectives	p. 148
Decision Making	p. 155
The Nature of Decision Making	p. 155
Models of Decision Making	p. 156
Benefits of Site-Based Decision Making	p. 166
Problems in Site-Based Decision Making	p. 169
Site-Based Decision-Making Techniques	p. 172
Communication	p. 180
The Importance of Communication	p. 180
The Communication Process	p. 181
Nonverbal Communication	p. 183
Direction of Communication	p. 185
Communication Networks	p. 189
Barriers to Communication	p. 194
Overcoming Barriers to Communication	p. 199
Organizational Change	p. 206
Schools as Open Systems	p. 207
Pressures for Organizational Change	p. 208
Resistance to Change	p. 211
Individual Approaches to Change	p. 216
Group Approaches to Change	p. 225
The Structural Framework for Education	p. 235
The Federal and State Government and Education	p. 236
The Federal Role in Education	p. 236
Changing Roles in the Federal Government and Education	p. 237
Congressional Influence on Education	p. 242
Federal Programs and Activities in Education	p. 243
National Reform of Education	p. 252
State Government and Education	p. 261
State Education Agencies	p. 268
State Reform Movements	p. 272
Guidelines for Reform	p. 278
Local School Districts	p. 284
Local School Policy	p. 284
Organization of School Districts	p. 285
Local School Boards	p. 295
The School Superintendent	p. 305
The Central Staff	p. 320
The Principal and the School	p. 326
School Finance and Productivity	p. 348
Education and Economics	p. 348
Tax Sources of School Revenues	p. 350
Local Financing of Public Schools	p. 351
State Financing of Public Schools	p. 355
State Financial Responsibility	p. 359
School Effectiveness and Productivity	p. 363
School Finance Trends	p. 370
Environmental Hazards	p. 374
School Infrastructure Costs	p. 380
Financing School Construction	p. 383
International Comparisons of Education Spending	p. 385
Legal Considerations and Education	p. 390
Legal Framework for Public Education	p. 390
The Law and Professional Personnel	p. 394
The Law and Students	p. 407
The Law and State Issues	p. 419
Administration of Programs and Services	p. 431
Curriculum Development and Implementation	p. 432
Curriculum Definitions and Approaches	p. 433
Curriculum Development	p. 440
Components of Curriculum Development	p. 448
The Roles of the Curriculum Worker	p. 453
How Implementation Occurs	p. 457
Implementation as a Change Process	p. 462
Analyzing and Improving Teaching	p. 474
Review of the Research on Teaching	p. 475
Teacher Styles	p. 476
Teacher Interaction	p. 477
Teacher Characteristics	p. 483
Teacher Effects	p. 485
Teacher Contexts: New Research, New Paradigms	p. 490
Helping the Beginning Teacher	p. 497
Support from Colleagues for Beginning Teachers	p. 500
Self-Evaluation	p. 503
Reflection	p. 505
Alternative Forms of Teacher Evaluation	p. 506
Supervisory Evaluation and Assistance	p. 507
Staff Development and Technology	p. 510
Human Resource Management	p. 517
The Human Resource Management Process	p. 517
Human Resource Planning	p. 518
Recruitment	p. 525
Selection	p. 529
Training and Development	p. 537
Performance Appraisal	p. 539
Compensation	p. 545
Union-Management Relations	p. 548
Careers in Educational Administration	p. 560
The Concept of Career	p. 560
Career Stages	p. 561
Managing Career Stress	p. 565
Career Development	p. 570
Administrator Preparation Programs	p. 575
Women and Minorities in Educational Administration	p. 579
Name Index	p. 589
Subject Index	p. 599
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