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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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This text is designed to assist educational leaders in the ethical decision-making process. Theoretically, it is based on Gross’s Turbulence Theory and Shapiro and Stefkovich’s Multiple Ethical Paradigms of justice, critique, care, and the profession. The authors clearly explain these concepts and demonstrate how they can work together to assist leaders in dealing with challenging situations. Authentic ethical dilemmas are provided to be analyzed using Turbulenc… More >>

Ethical Educational Leadership in Turbulent Times: Solving Moral Dilemmas

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Text presents the major theories of educational management and links them to contemporary policy and practice. Revised to apply the models to a range of international contexts, including developed and developing countries. For students of educational leadership and management, and managers. Softcover, hardcover listed in approval week 2003-47…. More >>

Theories of Educational Leadership and Management

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This book looks at ethics in educational administration from a practical perspective—viewing significant ethical issues in building and central office administration—and organizes the content to address the requirements of ISLLC Standard Five. The presentation begins with a treatment of personal ethical development, moves to the practice of educational leadership, continues with the issues of pluralism, and concludes with an ethical orientation self-assessment i… More >>

The Ethics of Educational Leadership

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In a time of high educational expectations and professional accountability, today’s educational leaders must possess a broad variety of skills that enable them to function comfortably and effectively in changing environments and under highly politicized conditions. The mission of Fundamental Concepts of Educational Leadership is to foster understanding of this reality among those preparing for administrative and managerial careers in pre-colligate educational inst… More >>

Fundamental Concepts of Educational Leadership and Management