CaseStudiesonEducationalAdministration

Forstudentstakingcoursesineducationalleadershipandeducationaladministration.?Acollectionofcasestudiesforprospectiveschooladministratorsthatemphasizesproblemsolving,decision-making,andeffectivemanagement.?Basedontheconvictionthateffectivepracticeinschooladministrationrequiresbothleadershipandmanagement,thistextprovidesamixofproblemsthatrequireadministrativedecisionsaspresentedin24open-endedcasestudies.Intoday’sreform-minded,information-basedsociety,practitionersmustbeabletoframeproblemscorrectlyandthenmakeeffectivedecisionstoamelioratethem.Asleaders,districtandschool-leveladministratorsareexpectedtofocusonwhatshouldbedonetoimproveschools;asmanagers,theyareexpectedtofocusonhowtodothingssuccessfully.Thecasesinthisbookaredesignedtomakestudentsthinkaboutcommonproblemsofpracticebyencouragingthemtobridgetheoryandpractice.Eachcaseprovidesanactiveformoflearning,allowingstudentstodemonstratetheirabilitytoapplyknowledgetocommonproblemsituations.