Educational Leadership : A Bridge to Improved Practice

by Cunningham, William G.; Cordeiro, Paula A.

• ISBN13: 9780205578429
• ISBN10: 020557842X
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-03-20
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

This text supports improved practice in educational administration that results in greater student learning in American schools. In this way, it is much more than an outstanding leadership theory and research text; it is also a highly usable, practical guide. This text improves the knowledge and practice of our future leaders by focusing on present conditions, operations, new directions, and best practices in American schools. This text successfully makes the important theory-to-practice transitions in a clearly written, fun to read format, with lots of hands on activities to draw students into the important content. The title of the text was changed in this new edition to reflect this important emphasis on its ability to improve educational practice. It is a must for any one serious about becoming an educational leader for American schools.

Table of Contents

Preface

Administrative Theory, Values Clarification, and Leadership Responsibility

FlemSnopes High School: A New Administrative Team

Educational Leadership

Human Capital and the Accumulated Knowledge Base

Administrative Process and Knowledge

Philosophical Frames and Epistemological Influences

Paradigms and the Scientific-Rational Approach

Political, Critical, and Constructivist Frames of Reference

Critical-Contextual, Gender, and Race

Postmodernism, Poststructuralism

Grounding Moral Educational Leadership in the Intrinsically Moral Enterprise of Learning

Ethical Models

The Ethic of Caring

The Ethic of Justice

The Ethic of Critique

Foundations of Ethical Behavior: Standards for Good Practice

Codes of Ethics

Administrative Platforms

The Knowledge Base in Educational Administration

The Knowledge Base in Educational Administration

Conclusion

Portfolio Artifacts

Terms

Suggested Readings

Context and Perspective for Educational Leaders

NanuckMiddle School: Understanding the Context

Contextual Knowledge

Broad, Complex Context

Federal Turning-Points

Education Origins

Land Grant

Relief

National Defense

Equal Educational Opportunity

World Class Economic Competitiveness and Support1980 to Present

Establishing National Goals

Thoughts for Leaders of Educational Institutions in Transition

The 1990s and Beyond

No Child Left Behind

New Technological Demands

State Roles and Responses

Equity and Social Justice

Challenges in the Twenty-First Century

Conclusion

Portfolio Artifacts

Terms

Suggested Readings

School Reform

ScrivnerMiddle School: Reform at Scrivner

Leading Innovative Schools

The Context for School Reform

Finding New Directions

Common Themes in a Changing World

Innovative Programs

Other Innovative Models and Their Benefits

A Framework for School Improvement

Harnessing Technology

Technology Opens New Opportunities

Administrative Applications

Wilson Elementary School District: Five Steps to a Successful Technology Program

The Leadership Challenge

Conclusion

Portfolio Artifacts

Terms

Suggested Readings

Diversity and Community Relations

OakesHigh School: Cultures Clash in Fairhaven

Diversity in Schools

Socioeconomic Status and Social Class

U.S. Population Demographics

Cultural Identity

Cultural Transitions

Sexual Identity

Prejudice and

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