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Case Studies on Educational Administration, 5/E
Theodore J. Kowalski, University of Dayton

ISBN-10: 020550907X
ISBN-13: 9780205509072

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Copyright: 2008
Format: Paper; 240 pp
Published: 04/25/2007

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This book immerses prospective administrators in the realities of practice. Problem solving and decision-making skills are addressed through the use of open-ended case studies.


Effective practice in school administration requires both leadership and management. In today’s reform-minded, information-based society, practitioners must be able to frame problems correctly and then make effective decisions to ameliorate them. As leaders, district and school-level administrators are expected to focus on what should be done to improve schools; as managers; they are expected to focus on how to do things successfully. The cases in this book are designed to make students think about common problems of practice by encouraging them to bridge theory and practice. More precisely, the cases are intended to hone four essential practitioner skills:

1. The ability to frame a problem correctly

2. The ability to develop and evaluate alternative solutions to a defined problem

3. The ability to use data and other facts to counter the influence of politics and emotion in decision making

4. The ability to grow professionally by engaging in reflective practice

  • The book includes 24 Type B or open-ended cases. These cases are designed so that readers can assume the role of a key administrator.
  • A matrix, provided at the front of the book, identifies topics relevant to each case. Instructors can use the matrix to select the scope and sequence of cases they will assign.
  • The cases cover many facets of the professional knowledge base but they all revolve around problem solving and decision making.
  • The cases have been thoroughly revised and updated to cover a range of contemporary practice-based problems to ensure that new administrators will find the content relevant.
  • An introduction containing selected aspects of professional knowledge base and explanations of key concepts is presented before each case.
  • At the end of each case, a problem framing format, a list of questions and suggested activities, and a list of suggested readings are provided.

  • In the aftermath of the No Child Left Behind Act, greater emphasis has been placed on using data to make decisions.
  • The Introduction to the book has been expanded to provide more information about problem solving and data-driven decision making.
  • Immediately after each case, a format for framing the primary problem has been added. The intent is to teach students how to frame problems and the nexus between problem solving and decision making.
  • Case introductions also have been updated and expanded in an effort to provide a knowledge base for relevant concepts.
  • Three new cases have been added. Case 1 involves data-driven decision making; Case 8 pertains to cultural conflict in a rapidly changing community; case 15 addresses the responsibility of high school officials for a weekend student party.
  • Questions, suggested activities, and suggested readings at the end of each case have been expanded and updated.
  • Worksheets and case background information are provided at the Allyn & Bacon Educational Leadership Supersite: www.ablongman.com/edleadership


Preface.

Matrix



Introduction.

Case 1 Who Needs Lesson Plans?

Case 2 Alternatives for an Alternative School

Case 3 A Bully's Threat.

Case 4 Lounge Talk.

Case 5 Get Rid of the Sloppy Assistant Principal

Case 6 Let the Committee Decide

Case 7 Old School Culture and a New Principal

Case 8. Feliz Navidad? Not in This School District

Case 9. Sally’s Socialization

Case 10 A Matter of Honor.

Case 11 The Absent Superintendent.

Case 12 Break the Rules and Pay the Price

Case 13 The Ambitious Assistant Principal

Case 14 A One-Trick Principal

Case 15 Even on Saturday

Case 16 Appropriate Punishment versus Political Expediency

Case 17 The Passive Principal.

Case 18 A Disillusioned Assistant Principal

Case 19 Who Needs Career-Technical Education?

Case 20 Illegal Drugs, In-School Suspension, and the Novice Principal.

Case 21 Let's Not Rap.

Case 22 Is the Devil Teaching Spelling?

Case 23 The Dark Side of Decentralization

Case 24 Who Should Create the School’s Vision.

Case 25 The Maverick School Board Member.

 

Case Studies on Educational Administration, 5/e

Theodore J. Kowalski, University of Dayton

 

Effective practice in school administration requires both leadership and management. In today’s reform-minded, information-based society, practitioners must be able to frame problems correctly and then make effective decisions to ameliorate them. As leaders, district and school-level administrators are expected to focus on what should be done to improve schools; as managers; they are expected to focus on how to do things successfully. The cases in this book are designed to make students think about common problems of practice by encouraging them to bridge theory and practice. More precisely, the cases are intended to hone four essential practitioner skills:

 

1. The ability to frame a problem correctly

2. The ability to develop and evaluate alternative solutions to a defined problem

3. The ability to use data and other facts to counter the influence of politics and emotion in decision making

4. The ability to grow professionally by engaging in reflective practice.

 

 

New to this Edition:

  • In the aftermath of the No Child Left Behind Act, greater emphasis has been placed on using data to make decisions.
  • The Introduction to the book has been expanded to provide more information about problem solving and data-driven decision making.
  • Immediately after each case, a format for framing the primary problem has been added. The intent is to teach students how to frame problems and the nexus between problem solving and decision making.
  • Three new cases have been added. Case 1 involves data-driven decision making; Case 8 pertains to cultural conflict in a rapidly changing community; Case 15 addresses the responsibility of high school officials for a weekend student party.

Here’s What Your Colleagues Are Saying:

 

“These cases provide the students opportunities to see things from an administrator’s perspective instead of the teacher’s perspective.  This can be very eye-opening for some of the students”

Michael Pregot, Iona College

 

“The book’s strength definitely lies in the complexity of each case.”

Terry Stirling, Northeastern Illinois University

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