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Introduction to ed. admin: standards, theories, and Practice : Standards, Theories, and Practice

by: Fiore, Douglas J.

Introduction to ed. admin: standards, theories, and Practice : Standards, Theories, and Practice

by: Fiore, Douglas J.

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9781930556638
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1930556632
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 08/01/2003
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
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This comprehensive and practical text introduces your students to concepts and theories of educational administration. It is unlike other texts which are structured in isolated units. Instead, the topics in this book are connected, presented in the context of the ISLLC standards which reveal the real world of practicing school administrators.

About the Author

Acknowledgments

vii

Preface

Why Choose the ISLLC Standards?

xvi

Organizational Features of This Book

xviii

Standard 1

(38)

1 Leading in the Contemporary School Setting

(18)

Theory X

(1)

Theory Y

(1)

Transformational Leadership

(1)

Transactional Leadership

(2)

Five Types of Power

(3)

Legitimate Power

(1)

Reward Power

(1)

Coercive Power

(1)

Expert Power

(1)

Referent Power

(2)

The Iowa Studies

(3)

The Ohio State Studies

(2)

Summary

(1)

Chapter Highlights

(1)

Application Questions

(1)

Field Activity

(2)

2 Leading Others Through a Common Purpose

(16)

Creating a Common Purpose for Schooling

(4)

Hersey and Blanchard's Situational Leadership

(4)

Applying Theory to ISLLC Standard 1

(2)

Summary

(1)

Chapter Highlights

(1)

Application Questions

(1)

Field Activity

(1)

Standard 2

(66)

3 Nurturing the Instructional Program

(18)

Collaborative Leadership

(2)

Leading a Learning Organization

(1)

The Five Necessary Skills

(1)

The CIA-Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment

(3)

A Brief Historic Development of American Curriculum

(6)

The National Period 1776-1850

(1)

Universal Education 1820-1920

(1)

The Traditional Period 1893-1918

(1)

Curriculum as a Field of Study 1918-1949

(2)

Increasing Responsibility-Not Time

(1)

Summary

(1)

Chapter Highlights

(1)

Application Questions

(1)

Field Activity

(1)

4 Extending the Curriculum Beyond the School Day

(20)

Content Theories of Motivation

(1)

Maslow's Need Hierarchy

(4)

ERG Theory

(2)

Herzbergs Motivation-Hygiene Theory

(4)

Designing Meaningful Staff Development

(4)

Effective Staff Development

(1)

Summary

(1)

Chapter Highlights

(1)

Application Questions

(1)

Field Activity

(2)

5 Sustaining a Culture of Growth

(24)

School Culture/School Climate

(2)

Elements of a Positive Organizational Culture

(5)

Nurturing a Culture of Learning

(1)

Theory Z

(3)

Total Quality Management

(4)

A Quality Education for All

(1)

Applying Instructional and Curricular Leadership to ISLLC Standard 2

(2)

Summary

100

(1)

Chapter Highlights

101

(1)

Application Questions

102

(1)

Field Activity

102

(3)

Standard 3

105

(50)

6 Balancing Management and Leadership

109

(18)

Manager Versus Leader

109

(3)

Knowledge of Organizational Structure

112

(1)

Bureaucracy

113

(2)

Participatory Management

115

(1)

The Immaturity-Maturity Continuum

116

(1)

Schools as Social Systems

117

(2)

Awareness of Best Practices

119

(2)

The American Association of School Administrators (www.aasa.org)

120

(1)

The National Association of Elementary School Principals (www.naesp.org)

120

(1)

The National Association of Secondary School Principals (www.nassp.org)

121

(1)

School Administrators as Role Models

121

(2)

Summary

123

(1)

Chapter Highlights

124

(1)

Application Questions

125

(1)

Field Activity

126

(1)

7 Managing Human Resources for a Safe, Effective Environment

127

(28)

School Administrators as Human Resource Managers

127

(10)

Recruiting Quality Teachers

128

(2)

Hiring Quality Teachers

130

(4)

Retaining Quality Teachers

134

(2)

Providing Meaningful Professional Development

136

(1)

The Hawthorne Studies

137

(2)

School Administrators and Crisis Planning

139

(10)

Balancing Management Tasks with ISLLC Standard 3

149

(2)

Summary

151

(2)

Chapter Highlights

153

(1)

Application Questions

153

(1)

Field Activity

154

(1)

Standard 4

155

(52)

8 Making Decisions in the Educational Arena

159

(22)

The Classical Decision-Making Model

159

(4)

Recognizing the Problem

160

(1)

Brainstorming Alternatives

160

(1)

Evaluating Alternatives

160

(1)

Making the Decision

161

(1)

Taking Action

161

(2)

Bounded Rationality

163

(1)

Site-Based Decision Making

164

(1)

Benefits of Shared Decision-Making

165

(2)

Techniques for Shared Decision Making

167

(1)

Brainstorming

167

(1)

Nominal Grouping Process

167

(1)

Delphi Technique

168

(1)

Problems Arising From Shared Decision Making

168

(6)

Escalation of Commitment

169

(1)

Groupthink

169

(4)

Causes of Groupthink

172

(1)

Avoiding Groupthink

173

(1)

Risky Shift

173

(1)

Overcoming Obstacles in Shared Decision Making

174

(3)

Summary

177

(1)

Chapter Highlights

178

(1)

Application Questions

179

(1)

Field Activity

179

(2)

9 Sustaining Partnerships with Parents and the Larger Community

181

(26)

Why Partnerships Are Important

181

(1)

The Importance of Parents

182

(4)

Appropriate Parent Involvement

186

(2)

Dealing with Difficult Parents

188

(3)

Creating External Partnerships

191

(3)

Sustaining Positive Relationships with the Media

194

(6)

Print Media

195

(2)

Local Radio

197

(1)

Television Media

198

(2)

Applying ISLLC Standard 4 to Collaboration and Partnership Formation

200

(2)

Summary

202

(2)

Chapter Highlights

204

(1)

Application Questions

205

(1)

Field Activity

205

(2)

Standard 5

207

(32)

10 Understanding the Evolution of Public School's Purpose

211

(28)

An Historic Review of the Government's Involvement in Education

211

(3)

The Changing Role of School Administrators

214

(1)

Administrative Job Functions

215

(7)

Superintendent

216

(2)

The High School Principal

218

(1)

The Middle/Junior High School Principal

219

(1)

The Elementary School Principal

220

(1)

The Assistant Principal

221

(1)

The Good Old Days

222

(1)

Collective Bargaining and Negotiations

223

(2)

Process Theories of Motivation

225

(5)

Equity Theory

225

(3)

Expectancy Theory

228

(2)

Equality and Equity in Education

230

(2)

Relating the Integrity of School Administrators to ISLLC Standard 5

232

(3)

Summary

235

(1)

Chapter Highlights

236

(1)

Application Questions

237

(1)

Field Activity

237

(2)

Standard 6

239

(28)

11 Governance of Schools in a Legal and Political Environment

243

(24)

Public Education and the United States Constitution

244

(2)

Constitutional Amendments Related to Public Education

246

(10)

Amendment 1

247

(3)

Amendment 4

250

(2)

Amendment 14, Section 1

252

(4)

Educational Policy and the School Administrator

256

(3)

Teacher Evaluation

257

(1)

Special Education

258

(1)

Applying Legal and Political Principles to ISLLC Standard 6

259

(2)

Summary

261

(2)

Chapter Highlights

263

(1)

Application Questions

264

(1)

Field Activity

265

(2)

Appendix Educational Leadership Standards and Successful Practices of School Principals

267

(12)

Standards in Educational Leadership

267

(6)

Educational Leadership Constituent Consortium Standards

273

(2)

Standards for Advanced Programs in Educational Leadership for Principals, Superintendents, Curriculum Directors, and Supervisors (ELCC)

274

(1)

ELCC Standard 1:

274

(1)

ELCC Standard 2:

274

(1)

ELCC Standard 3:

274

(1)

ELCC Standard 4:

274

(1)

ELCC Standard 5:

274

(1)

ELCC Standard 6:

275

(1)

ELCC Standard 7:

275

(1)

Assumptions Underlying Standards for School Leaders

275

(2)

Closing

277

(2)

References

279

(8)

Index

287

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