Critical Books

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Based on nearly a decade of scholarship, this is a highly focused book on the implications of postmodernism for the construction and assessment of theory and practice in educational administration. Current ideas of practice are deconstructed, from the notions of sound research to the use of national standards in the preparation of educational leaders along with ways of examining and resolving the theory-practice gap. Part One of the book contains chapters dealing wi… More >>

The Postmodern Challenge to the Theory and Practice of Educational Administration

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Cases in Educational Administration demonstrates the wide variety of current real-world issues confronting administrators. Cases reflect ongoing reforms and high-interest topics, including multicultural education, standards and assessment, tracking, site-based management, and staff development…. More >>

Cases in Educational Administration

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Regular and special education administrators regularly encounter problems when attempting to work together to create and maintain successful special education programs. This updated and improved second edition seeks to overcome this obstacle by training readers in shared problem solving. Each chapter focuses on a specific issue–including school reform, fiscal and human-resource matters, school governance, identification and placement, conflict resolutio… More >>

Inclusive Educational Administration: A Case-Study Approach