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This collection explores the political philosophy and theory foundations for educational administration and leadership as they influence our understanding, analysis and practice in the field. The first section, “Political Philosophy: The Foundations,” discusses the work of such writers as Machiavelli, Kant and Hegel, Hayek, Habermas, and Bourdieu as their theories apply to the educational context. The second section, “Political Analysis: The Critique,” examines vari… More >>

Political Approaches to Educational Administration and Leadership

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A volume in Research and Theory in Educational Administration Series Editors: Wayne K. Hoy, The Ohio State University and Cecil Miskel, University of MichiganThis book is the fifth in a series on research and theory dedicated to advancing our understanding of schools through empirical study and theoretical analysis. Scholars, both young and established, are invited to publish original analyses, but we especially encourage young scholars to contribute to t… More >>

Contemporary Issues in Educational Policy And School Outcomes

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In this second edition of Educational Administration: Leading with Mind and Heart, Palestini shows readers the importance of organizational development and effective management of the change process in successful school administration and leadership…. More >>

Educational Administration: Leading with Mind and Heart

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Sponsored by the American Educational Research Association In this completely revised edition of the Handbook of Research on Educational Administration, distinguished scholars draw from recent and classic studies to offer cross-disciplinary views of the most important research in K-12 education. They address the challenges that school leaders and policymakers face, the pressures that bear on their work, and the issues that they must address in order to create suc… More >>

Handbook of Research on Educational Administration

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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