Effective Communication for School Administrators A Necessity in an Information Age

by Kowalski, Theodore J.; Petersen, George J.; Fusarelli, Lance D.

• ISBN13: 9781578865888
• ISBN10: 1578865883
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-03-15
• Publisher: R&L Education

Summary

In Effective Communication for School Administrators A Necessity in an Information Age the authors blend research, theory, and practice as they examine the critical nature of communication in contemporary practice for administrators. Divided into two parts, it examines relationships among communication, public relations, and school reform and addresses effective communicative behavior in relation to learning organization, democratic leadership, organizational networks, conflict, positive relationships, and site-based management.

Author Biography

Lance D. Fusarelli is associate professor and chair of educational leadership at North Carolina State University, Raleigh. George J. Petersen is professor and chair of educational leadership at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Theodore J. Kowalski is the Kuntz Family Chair in educational administration at the University of Dayton, Ohio.

Table of Contents

Seeking reform in an information-based society	p. 3
Public relations in districts and schools	p. 19
Effective communication : the nucleus of school public relations	p. 39
School reform and effective administrator communication	p. 57
Communicative competence in school administration	p. 83
Communication and the learning organization	p. 105
Democratic leadership and communication	p. 125
Communication networks	p. 139
Managing conflict	p. 165
Maintaining positive relationships	p. 185
School-based management and communication	p. 209
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