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Tables of Contents for Contemporary School Administration
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
xiii
Introduction
xv
Perspective of Educational Administration
1
18
Defining Leadership, Management, and Administration
2
2
Evalution of School Administration
4
9
Academic Study
6
3
Certification and Licensure
9
2
Practice
11
2
Contemporary Conditions
13
2
Implications for Practice
15
1
For Further Discussion
15
1
Other Suggested Activities
16
1
References
16
3
Administration Roles in Professional Education
19
31
School Administration as a Profession
20
4
Justification of Professional Status
20
1
Professional Organizations
21
2
Lingering Doubts
23
1
School Reform and Professionalism
23
1
Nature of Administrative Work
24
9
Purposes of Administration
25
2
Work Lives of Administrators
27
6
School-Level Administration
33
6
Elementary School Administration
33
3
Middle/Junior High School Administration
36
1
High School Administration
37
2
District-Level Administration
39
4
Local District Superintendent
40
1
Other District-Level Positions
41
2
Other Careers in Administration
43
1
Implications for Practice
44
1
For Further Discussion
45
1
Other Suggested Activities
45
1
References
46
4
The Study of School Administration
50
27
Professional Preparation Programs
51
3
Degrees in School Administration
51
2
Nondegree Programs
53
1
Studying School Administration
53
1
Professional Preparation Components
54
15
Management Studies
54
6
Instructional Leadership Studies
60
4
Organizational Leadership Studies
64
3
Position-Specific Studies
67
1
Research Methods
68
1
Field-Based Experiences
68
1
Preparing Administrators in the Twenty-First Century
69
2
Current Need for Reform
69
2
Personal Commitment
71
1
Implications for Practice
71
1
For Further Study
72
1
Other Suggested Activities
72
1
References
73
4
School Administration: Requirements and Opportunities
77
18
Licensing and Certification
78
4
Licensing and Professional Preparation
78
1
Legal Meaning of License
79
1
State Requirements
80
1
National Certification Initiatives
81
1
Quality-of-Life Considerations
82
6
Income
83
2
Status
85
2
Work Requirements and Occupational Stress
87
1
Life in the Public's Eye
88
1
Job Security
88
1
Contemporary Opportunities
88
2
Supply and Demand
89
1
Overall Outlook
90
1
Implications for Practice
90
1
For Further Discussion
91
1
Other Suggested Activities
91
1
References
92
3
Control and Authority in Public Education
95
28
Government's Interest in Education
96
5
Interests in Colonial America
96
1
Evolving Purposes
97
2
Environmental Influences
99
1
Purposes and Control
100
1
Federal Government's Role
101
7
Sources of Intervention
102
5
Federal Government's Present Role
107
1
State Government's Role
108
5
Legislative
109
1
Judicial
110
1
Executive
110
3
State Government's Present Role
113
1
Local School Districts
113
4
Local District Boards
114
1
District Superintendent
115
1
Present Status of Local Districts
116
1
Intermediate School Districts
117
2
Implications for Practice
119
1
For Further Discussion
120
1
Other Suggested Activities
120
1
References
121
2
Social, Political, and Historical Context of Private Education
123
19
Historical Overview
124
2
Types of Private Schools
126
2
Parochial Schools
126
1
Other Private Schools
127
1
Home Schooling
128
1
Status of Private Education in the United States
128
4
Resurgence of Interest in Private Education
132
2
Governance and Control of Private Schools
134
1
Political and Legal Issues
135
2
Regulation of Private Schools
135
1
Governmental Aid to Private Schools
136
1
Implications for Practice
137
1
For Further Discussion
138
1
Other Suggested Activities
139
1
References
139
3
Organizational Dimensions of Schools
142
23
Defining Organizations and Organizational Behavior
142
3
Important Concepts
145
6
Organizational Theory
146
1
Professional Organizations
146
1
Organizational Climate
147
2
Authority
149
2
Adaptability
151
1
Schools as Organizations
151
6
Social Frame
151
2
Professional Frame
153
2
Political Frame
155
1
Public Frame
156
1
Contemporary Context for Schools
157
3
Preparing Schools for Change
157
1
Building Professional Cultures
158
2
Implications for Practice
160
1
For Further Discussion
160
1
Other Suggested Activities
161
1
References
162
3
The Roles of School in Society
165
16
Schools as a Mirror of Society
166
5
The Formative Years
166
1
Era of Big Business
167
2
Era of Diversification and Fragmentation
169
2
Conflicting Values and Purposes
171
4
Public Education's Guiding Values
171
2
Competing Purposes
173
2
Goals versus Purposes
175
2
Implications for Practice
177
1
For Further Discussion
178
1
Other Suggested Activities
178
1
References
179
2
Administrative Strategies and Styles
181
24
Complexity of Leadership
182
2
Administrative Strategies
184
3
Locus of Control Dimension
184
2
Participation Dimension
186
1
Administrative Style
187
7
Work Orientation Dimension
188
1
Authority Dimension
189
1
Control Dimension
190
1
Work Preference Dimension
191
1
Political-Moral Dimension
192
1
Gender and Administrative Style
193
1
Normative Models for Administrative Style
194
6
Leading Normative Models
194
5
Promises and Pitfalls of Normative Models
199
1
Implications for Practice
200
1
For Further Discussion
201
1
Other Suggested Activities
201
1
References
202
3
Behavior, Decision Making, and Relfective Practice
205
19
Descriptive Models of Administrative Behavior
206
3
Personal Needs and Dispositions
206
1
Personal and Situational Variables
207
1
Value of Descriptive Models
208
1
Administration and Decision Making
209
6
Rational Models
210
2
Ethical Models
212
1
Participatory Models
212
2
Political Models
214
1
Garbage Can Model
214
1
Reflective Practice
215
5
Implications for Practice
220
1
For Further Discussion
220
1
Other Suggested Activities
221
1
References
221
3
Important Aspects of Practice
224
23
Motivation
225
7
Understanding Motivation
226
1
Content Theories
227
2
Process Theories
229
1
Motivation and the Exercise of Power
230
2
Communication
232
5
Elements of Communication
232
2
Using Communication Effectively
234
2
Importance of Communication
236
1
Ethical Practice
237
3
Taxonomy of Ethical Issues
237
1
Ethical Issues of Daily Practice
238
2
Time Management
240
3
Time-Management Strategies
241
1
Importance of Time Management
242
1
Implications for Practice
243
1
For Further Discussion
244
1
Other Suggested Activities
244
1
References
245
2
Demands for School Reform
247
14
Society and Schools in the Twenty-First Century
248
2
Demographic Trends
248
1
School-Related Problems
249
1
Tensions between Excellence and Equity
250
3
The First Wave: 1983-1987
253
2
The Second Wave: 1988-
255
2
Implications for Practice
257
1
For Further Discussion
257
1
Other Suggested Activities
258
1
References
258
3
Responses to Student Needs and Public Dissatisfaction
261
23
Failure and an Unfinished Agenda
262
4
Reasons for Failure
263
1
An Unifinished Agenda
264
2
Reform through Market-Oriented Concepts
266
5
Choice Programs
267
2
Vouchers and Tax Credits
269
1
Charter Schools
270
1
Reform through Restructuring
271
5
Site-Based Management
271
3
Professional Development Schools
274
1
Integrative Services
275
1
School Partnerships
276
2
Implications for Practice
278
1
For Further Discussion
279
1
Other Suggested Activities
280
1
References
280
4
Transforming the School
284
18
Organizational Change
285
4
Defining Change
285
1
Change in Education Institutions
286
3
Resistance to Change
289
3
General Resistance
289
1
Specific Barriers
290
2
Change Strategies
292
2
Culture Change
294
3
Complexity of Culture Change
294
1
Basic Values and Beliefs
295
1
Time Dimension
296
1
Culture and Restructuring
296
1
Implications for Practice
297
1
For Further Discussion
298
1
Other Suggested Activities
299
1
References
299
3
Women and Minorities in School Administration
302
22
Women and Minorities in Education
303
4
Women in Teaching
303
2
Minorities in Teaching
305
2
Concerns in Administration
307
1
Characteristics, Placements, and Barriers
308
7
Women
309
4
Minorities
313
2
Seeking Solutions to Underrepresentation
315
3
Legal Interventions
316
1
Professional Preparation
316
1
The Workplace
317
1
Professional Organizations
317
1
Mentors and Sponsors
318
1
Society
318
1
Implications for Practice
318
1
For Further Discussion
319
1
Other Suggested Activities
319
1
References
320
4
Planning Your Career
324
17
Personal Career Planning
325
2
Definition
325
1
Value of a Personal Plan
325
2
Changing Attitudes and Assumptions
327
3
Determinants of Career Development
328
1
Career Development Paths
329
1
Career versus Life-Style
329
1
Determinants of Success
330
1
Building an Individual Plan
330
6
Required Knowledge
331
1
Attributes of Effective Career Plans
332
1
Individual Plan Components
333
2
Potential Pitfalls
335
1
Using a Career Portfolio
336
1
Implications for Practice
336
1
For Further Discussion
337
1
Other Suggested Activities
337
1
References
338
3
Author Index
341
6
Subject Index
347