Preparing for Educational Administration Using Case Analysis

by Hanson, Karen L.

• ISBN13: 9780131145054
• ISBN10: 0131145053
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

Appropriate as a supplement casebook for Introduction to Educational Administration, Principalship, or Educational Leadership courses.The second edition of this text combines 39 meaningful case studies and a case analysis framework to create a powerful resource that will be referenced long after it has been assigned reading. By introducing students to real life situations and a case analysis framework, they are able to analyze and resolve the problems presented in each case.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(1)
The Context	1	(2)
The Cases	3	(1)
The Purpose	3	(1)
Hanson's Case Analysis Framework	4	(2)
Is There a Nurse in the House?	6	(7)
May the Best Clerk Win	13	(4)
When Diplomacy Fails	17	(4)
Got Lunch?	21	(5)
In the Wrong Place at the Wrong Time	26	(4)
Reclaiming Rose Place	30	(4)
Whose Problem Is It Anyway?	34	(3)
When Students Take Matters into Their Own Hands	37	(4)
No Matter What, It Isn't Working	41	(3)
Lice Aren't Nice; Parents Can Be Worse	44	(3)
Mistake in Identity	47	(4)
A Slip on Candy, Not Too Dandy	51	(4)
The Custodian from Hell	55	(3)
To Be or Not to Be the Substitute	58	(4)
The Hip Club Ain't Happening	62	(3)
The Parent Who Ran Away with the Child	65	(4)
An Unwise Decision	69	(4)
Cultural Clash and Curriculum Chaos	73	(4)
The Best of Friends at the Worst of Times	77	(5)
From Rookie to Reality	82	(3)
Caught in the Web	85	(4)
The Gatekeeper	89	(4)
A Question of Balance	93	(4)
Golden Oldies	97	(4)
To Keep or Not to Keep Samantha?	101	(4)
When East Meets West	105	(4)
Quick to Accuse	109	(4)
Here Today and Gone Tomorrow	113	(3)
A Time to Reflect	116	(4)
There's a New Gal in Town	120	(4)
Before You Go, There Is One More Thing You Need to Know	124	(4)
Voucher as the Voice of the People	128	(4)
To Brian, in His Memory	132	(3)
Mrs. Bumble and Her Band of Busybodies	135	(4)
When a Student's Rights Are Wronged	139	(5)
One Bill, One Budget	144	(5)
Measuring Success Meets the Press	149	(5)
Tolerance Test for Rancho	154	(4)
Can't We Work This Out?	158	(4)
Suggested Readings	162	(6)
Index	168