Introduction to ed. admin: standards, theories, and Practice : Standards, Theories, and Practice

by Fiore, Douglas J.

• ISBN13: 9781930556638
• ISBN10: 1930556632
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-08-01
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Summary

This comprehensive and practical text introduces your students to concepts and theories of educational administration. It is unlike other texts which are structured in isolated units. Instead, the topics in this book are connected, presented in the context of the ISLLC standards which reveal the real world of practicing school administrators.

Table of Contents

About the Author	v
Acknowledgments	vii
Preface	xv
Why Choose the ISLLC Standards?	xvi
Organizational Features of This Book	xviii
Standard 1	1	(38)
1 Leading in the Contemporary School Setting	5	(18)
Theory X	6	(1)
Theory Y	7	(1)
Transformational Leadership	8	(1)
Transactional Leadership	9	(2)
Five Types of Power	11	(3)
Legitimate Power	11	(1)
Reward Power	11	(1)
Coercive Power	11	(1)
Expert Power	12	(1)
Referent Power	12	(2)
The Iowa Studies	14	(3)
The Ohio State Studies	17	(2)
Summary	19	(1)
Chapter Highlights	20	(1)
Application Questions	20	(1)
Field Activity	21	(2)
2 Leading Others Through a Common Purpose	23	(16)
Creating a Common Purpose for Schooling	26	(4)
Hersey and Blanchard's Situational Leadership	30	(4)
Applying Theory to ISLLC Standard 1	34	(2)
Summary	36	(1)
Chapter Highlights	37	(1)
Application Questions	37	(1)
Field Activity	38	(1)
Standard 2	39	(66)
3 Nurturing the Instructional Program	43	(18)
Collaborative Leadership	44	(2)
Leading a Learning Organization	46	(1)
The Five Necessary Skills	47	(1)
The CIA-Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment	48	(3)
A Brief Historic Development of American Curriculum	51	(6)
The National Period 1776-1850	51	(1)
Universal Education 1820-1920	52	(1)
The Traditional Period 1893-1918	53	(1)
Curriculum as a Field of Study 1918-1949	54	(2)
Increasing Responsibility-Not Time	56	(1)
Summary	57	(1)
Chapter Highlights	58	(1)
Application Questions	59	(1)
Field Activity	60	(1)
4 Extending the Curriculum Beyond the School Day	61	(20)
Content Theories of Motivation	62	(1)
Maslow's Need Hierarchy	62	(4)
ERG Theory	66	(2)
Herzbergs Motivation-Hygiene Theory	68	(4)
Designing Meaningful Staff Development	72	(4)
Effective Staff Development	76	(1)
Summary	77	(1)
Chapter Highlights	78	(1)
Application Questions	79	(1)
Field Activity	79	(2)
5 Sustaining a Culture of Growth	81	(24)
School Culture/School Climate	82	(2)
Elements of a Positive Organizational Culture	84	(5)
Nurturing a Culture of Learning	89	(1)
Theory Z	90	(3)
Total Quality Management	93	(4)
A Quality Education for All	97	(1)
Applying Instructional and Curricular Leadership to ISLLC Standard 2	98	(2)
Summary	100	(1)
Chapter Highlights	101	(1)
Application Questions	102	(1)
Field Activity	102	(3)
Standard 3	105	(50)
6 Balancing Management and Leadership	109	(18)
Manager Versus Leader	109	(3)
Knowledge of Organizational Structure	112	(1)
Bureaucracy	113	(2)
Participatory Management	115	(1)
The Immaturity-Maturity Continuum	116	(1)
Schools as Social Systems	117	(2)
Awareness of Best Practices	119	(2)
The American Association of School Administrators (www.aasa.org)	120	(1)
The National Association of Elementary School Principals (www.naesp.org)	120	(1)
The National Association of Secondary School Principals (www.nassp.org)	121	(1)
School Administrators as Role Models	121	(2)
Summary	123	(1)
Chapter Highlights	124	(1)
Application Questions	125	(1)
Field Activity	126	(1)
7 Managing Human Resources for a Safe, Effective Environment	127	(28)
School Administrators as Human Resource Managers	127	(10)
Recruiting Quality Teachers	128	(2)
Hiring Quality Teachers	130	(4)
Retaining Quality Teachers	134	(2)
Providing Meaningful Professional Development	136	(1)
The Hawthorne Studies	137	(2)
School Administrators and Crisis Planning	139	(10)
Balancing Management Tasks with ISLLC Standard 3	149	(2)
Summary	151	(2)
Chapter Highlights	153	(1)
Application Questions	153	(1)
Field Activity	154	(1)
Standard 4	155	(52)
8 Making Decisions in the Educational Arena	159	(22)
The Classical Decision-Making Model	159	(4)
Recognizing the Problem	160	(1)
Brainstorming Alternatives	160	(1)
Evaluating Alternatives	160	(1)
Making the Decision	161	(1)
Taking Action	161	(2)
Bounded Rationality	163	(1)
Site-Based Decision Making	164	(1)
Benefits of Shared Decision-Making	165	(2)
Techniques for Shared Decision Making	167	(1)
Brainstorming	167	(1)
Nominal Grouping Process	167	(1)
Delphi Technique	168	(1)
Problems Arising From Shared Decision Making	168	(6)
Escalation of Commitment	169	(1)
Groupthink	169	(4)
Causes of Groupthink	172	(1)
Avoiding Groupthink	173	(1)
Risky Shift	173	(1)
Overcoming Obstacles in Shared Decision Making	174	(3)
Summary	177	(1)
Chapter Highlights	178	(1)
Application Questions	179	(1)
Field Activity	179	(2)
9 Sustaining Partnerships with Parents and the Larger Community	181	(26)
Why Partnerships Are Important	181	(1)
The Importance of Parents	182	(4)
Appropriate Parent Involvement	186	(2)
Dealing with Difficult Parents	188	(3)
Creating External Partnerships	191	(3)
Sustaining Positive Relationships with the Media	194	(6)
Print Media	195	(2)
Local Radio	197	(1)
Television Media	198	(2)
Applying ISLLC Standard 4 to Collaboration and Partnership Formation	200	(2)
Summary	202	(2)
Chapter Highlights	204	(1)
Application Questions	205	(1)
Field Activity	205	(2)
Standard 5	207	(32)
10 Understanding the Evolution of Public School's Purpose	211	(28)
An Historic Review of the Government's Involvement in Education	211	(3)
The Changing Role of School Administrators	214	(1)
Administrative Job Functions	215	(7)
Superintendent	216	(2)
The High School Principal	218	(1)
The Middle/Junior High School Principal	219	(1)
The Elementary School Principal	220	(1)
The Assistant Principal	221	(1)
The Good Old Days	222	(1)
Collective Bargaining and Negotiations	223	(2)
Process Theories of Motivation	225	(5)
Equity Theory	225	(3)
Expectancy Theory	228	(2)
Equality and Equity in Education	230	(2)
Relating the Integrity of School Administrators to ISLLC Standard 5	232	(3)
Summary	235	(1)
Chapter Highlights	236	(1)
Application Questions	237	(1)
Field Activity	237	(2)
Standard 6	239	(28)
11 Governance of Schools in a Legal and Political Environment	243	(24)
Public Education and the United States Constitution	244	(2)
Constitutional Amendments Related to Public Education	246	(10)
Amendment 1	247	(3)
Amendment 4	250	(2)
Amendment 14, Section 1	252	(4)
Educational Policy and the School Administrator	256	(3)
Teacher Evaluation	257	(1)
Special Education	258	(1)
Applying Legal and Political Principles to ISLLC Standard 6	259	(2)
Summary	261	(2)
Chapter Highlights	263	(1)
Application Questions	264	(1)
Field Activity	265	(2)
Appendix Educational Leadership Standards and Successful Practices of School Principals	267	(12)
Standards in Educational Leadership	267	(6)
Educational Leadership Constituent Consortium Standards	273	(2)
Standards for Advanced Programs in Educational Leadership for Principals, Superintendents, Curriculum Directors, and Supervisors (ELCC)	274	(1)
ELCC Standard 1:	274	(1)
ELCC Standard 2:	274	(1)
ELCC Standard 3:	274	(1)
ELCC Standard 4:	274	(1)
ELCC Standard 5:	274	(1)
ELCC Standard 6:	275	(1)
ELCC Standard 7:	275	(1)
Assumptions Underlying Standards for School Leaders	275	(2)
Closing	277	(2)
References	279	(8)
Index	287