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School Leadership and Administration : Important Concepts, Case Studies and Simulations
ISBN: 9780697241436 | 0697241432
Edition: 5thFormat: Paperback
Publisher: McGraw-Hill College
Pub. Date: 7/1/1999
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This text helps prospective and experienced principals, administrators, and supervisors increase their knowledge and skills through concepts, case-studies, and simulations. Part I presents important theoretical concepts and research findings that 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 and offer guidelines for thoughtful problem-solving and resolution.
| Major Concepts In Administration And The Social Sciences: Conceptual Tools For Effective School Leadership | |
| Introduction ISLLC Standard | |
| Leadership | |
| Decision Making | |
| Authority, Power, and Influence | |
| Communication | |
| Conflict Management | |
| Organizational Culture | |
| School Improvement | |
| Case Studies And Simulations | ... MORE|
| Introduction to Clinical Materials and Learning Experiences | |
| Beginning Challenges | |
| Preparing for the Job Search | |
| From Teacher to Administrator | |
| The New Principal (In-Basket Activities) | |
| The New Assistant Principal (In-Basket Activities) | |
| Resentment over Appointment | |
| Why Does a Woman Need to Act Like a Man? | |
| Gimme That Old-Time Discipline | |
| Is Being Busy Necessarily Productive? | |
| Student Problems | |
| School Yard Dangers | |
| The Underachiever | |
| What Should Be the Role of the Student Newspaper? | |
| A Complex Discipline Problem | |
| The Drop-Out Problem (Simulation Exercise) | |
| Students Can’t Take Pressure Any Longer | |
| An Issue of Morals and Priorities | |
| "Zero Tolerance" for Weapons in Schools | |
| Student Drug Problem at Washington School | |
| Do Extreme Times Call for Radical Action? (A Leaderless Group Activity) | |
| A Different Kind of "Drug" Problem | |
| Administrator-Staff Relationships | |
| Teacher Selection | |
| Problems of a Beginning Teacher | |
| Faculty Teamwork | |
| Who Needs Lesson Plans? | |
| Conflict Over Teacher Citizenship Rights | |
| Faculty Dissatisfaction and Low Morale | |
| Teacher Files a Grievance | |
| Teacher Reacts Negatively to Personnel Evaluation | |
| Faculty Slowdown | |
| Do Women Have Power? | |
| Collaboration Woes | |
| School-Community Relations | |
| Curriculum Unit Upsets Parents | |
| Communication and Constructed Reality | |
| Parental Apathy | |
| Wanted: A Plan for Improving Parental and Community Involvement | |
| The School-Community Web | |
| Developing Student Talent | |
| A New Role for the Parents’ Organization | |
| How Much Should Parents Be Told? | |
| Administrator-Press Relations | |
| Public Relations: What’s Really Important? | |
| Censorship? Or Parents’ Rights? | |
| Financial Crisis! | |
| Role and Organizational Problems | |
| Principal’s Mid-Year Problems and Priorities (In-Basket Activities) | |
| Principal’s End-of-the Year Problems and Priorities (In-Basket Activities) | |
| Principal’s Dilemma | |
| Principal’s Personal Conduct Results in Possible Suspension | |
| Intra-Organizational Role Conflict 48. Supervisor-Principal Relationship | |
| The Superintendent and the New School Board Members | |
| Administrator Evaluation | |
| Social Justice Issues | |
| Can Total School Integration Be Achieved? | |
| Minority Parents Are Dissatisfied with Integration | |
| We Want Neighborhood Schools, Too! | |
| Metropolitan Integration | |
| Parents Detect Racial Disparity | |
| Teacher Difficulty in a Multicultural Climate | |
| Matter of What? 58. Do (Should?) We Treat Them All Alike? | |
| Ideas on IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Act) | |
| Student Formed Gay-Straight Alliance | |
| Inclusion of Special Needs Students | |
| Problems of Change | |
| Teacher Tries to Individualize Instruction | |
| Effective Schools: How Do We Get There From Here? (A Group Activity) | |
| Planning for Improvement | |
| School-Based Management | |
| Restructuring Staff Evaluation and Supervision | |
| Changing the Role of the Building Principal | |
| In-Service or Disservice Education? | |
| In-Service or Disservice Education? | |
| School Choice | |
| School District Chips Away | |
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