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9780805826432

Analyzing Problems in Schools and School Systems: A Theoretical Approach

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    9780805826432

  • ISBN10:

    0805826432

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1998-05-01
  • Publisher: Lawrence Erlbau

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Summary

Text for organization theory and problem analysis courses in ed. admin. Explains and illustrates a methodology for describing, documenting, and analyzing organizational problems.

Table of Contents

Preface ix
PART I: METHODOLOGY 3(36)
Chapter 1 Conceptual Framework and Overview
3(9)
Chapter 2 Describing and Documenting Problems, Stakeholders, and Decision Makers
12(12)
Chapter 3 Analyzing the Causes of a Problem
24(6)
Chapter 4 Developing a Solution Strategy and Recommendations to Stakeholders
30(9)
PART II: THEORY SKETCHES 39(98)
Chapter 5 Bureaucratic Theory
39(14)
Chapter 6 Social Systems Theory
53(16)
Chapter 7 Political Systems Theory
69(18)
Chapter 8 Leadership Theory
87(8)
Chapter 9 Burrell and Morgan's Meta-Framework
95(13)
Chapter 10 Systems Thinking: Modeling Problem Systems
108(23)
Chapter 11 Conclusion: Problem Analysis as a Hermeneutic Process
131(6)
PART III: CASE EXAMPLES 137(129)
Chapter 12 School to Work: An Analysis of Vocational Education as Provided by Greater Stanton Technical School
137(34)
Allen Scheier
Chapter 13 The Implementation of the Massachusetts Education Reform Act of 1993 at the New England School for Special Students
171(52)
Joseph Robert Dolan
Chapter 14 Analysis of an Organizational Decision: The Placement Process for The Honors Track at Brandywine Regional High School
223(13)
Alan Bernstein
Chapter 15 Analysis of an Organizational Decision: The Placement Process of the Latin American Scholarship Program of American Universities
236(30)
Josephine Jane Pavese
References 266(8)
Suggested Readings 274(17)
Author Index 291(4)
Subject Index 295

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