The SAGE Handbook of Educational Leadership; Advances in Theory, Research, and Practice

by Fenwick W. English

• ISBN13: 9780761929796
• ISBN10: 0761929797
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-10-19
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc

Summary

The SAGE Handbook of Educational Leadership is a landmark work with contributions from 37 internationally renowned scholars covering an extensive range of issues confronting the field of educational leadership and administration. The Handbook reviews how leadership was redefined by management and organizational theory in its quest to become scientific, then looks forward to promising theories, concepts, and practices that show potential for development and application. This Handbook represents the establishment of a new tradition in educational leadership. It thoroughly covers a broad range of issues pertaining to curriculum leadership, supervision, teacher evaluation, budgeting, planning, school design, and issues facing the principalship and the superintendency in the United States. The handbook consists of the following parts: bull; Multiple Lenses of Democratic Leadership explores the intellectual a??sweepa?? of the notion of leadership a?? Management, Organization, and Law presents views of leadership that reflect contemporary research regarding the superintendency and principalship, including strains in current school leadership issues a?? Educational Politics and Policy presents and analyzes the major international, federal, and state initiatives impacting educational leadership today a?? Theories of Leadership and Research Problems and Practices explores the nature of research regarding leadership and the large body of work on management and managerial practices a?? The Micropolitics of Educational Leadership highlights the day-to-day operational challenges facing school leaders, such as declining fiscal support, a lack of public confidence, outmoded facilities and technology, the achievement gap, violence, vandalism, and the challenges of dealing with special populations This Handbook is sure to be a pivotal resource in the restructuring of courses and curricula in departments and schools of education well into the 21st century, as well as a powerful guide to reframing issues of practice in educational settings. Professionals in the field will also find a wealth of information informing practice in the world of education. It is an ideal text for graduate courses, in which students and professors will find cutting-edge research and alternative modes of thinking, offering a perspective unmatched by any other single source. Editorial Advisory Board Gary M. Crow, University of Utah Michael E. Dantley, Miami University of Ohio Maria Luisa Gonzalez, New Mexico State University Khaula Murtadha, Indiana University-Indianapolis Charles J. Russo, University of Dayton Alan Shoho, University of Texas San Antonio Michelle D. Young, University Council for Educational Administration Part Co-Editors Gary L. Anderson, New York University Gary M. Crow, University of Utah Larry E. Frase, San Diego State University Margaret Grogan, University of Missouri at Columbia Frances K. Kochan, Auburn University Cynthia J. Reed, Auburn University Charles J. Russo, University of Dayton Contributors Gary Anderson Daniel Baron Ira Bogotch Chris Brown Kathleen M. Brown C. Cyrss Brunner Lawson Bush, V Gary Crow Michael Dantley Todd DeMitchell Larry E. Frase Eva Gold Jesse Goodman Margaret Grogan Eric Haas Ruth S. Johnson Frances Kochan Theodore J. Kowalski Jeffrey Lackney Gerardo Lopez Catherine Lugg Betty Malen Betty Merchant Carol M

Table of Contents

Introduction: A Metadiscursive Perspective on the Landscape of Educational Leadership in the 21st Century

Autobiographical Sketches of Handbook Contributors

Introduction: Multiple Lenses of Democratic Leadership

A History of Public School Leadership: The First Century 1837-1942

Moral Leadership: Shifting the Management Paradigm

Social Justice: Seeking a Common Language

Collaborative Leadership, Community Building, and Democracy in Public Education

Introduction: Management, Organization and Law

Leadership As Social Construct: The Expression of Human Agency Within Organizational Constraint

Pivotal Points: History, Development, and Promise of the Principalship

The School Superintendent: Roles, Challenges, and Issues

The Role of Education Law in Leadership Preparation Programs

Introduction: Educational Politics and Policy: Creating Equitable, Democratic Schools

Educational Leaders as Policy Analysts

Educational Leadership and the New Economy: Keeping the "Public" in Public Schools

A New Conception of Parent Engagement: Community Organizing for School Reform

Leading the School Through Culturally Responsive Inquiry

Constructing a Democratic Foundation for School-Based Reform: The Local Politics of School Autonomy and Internal Governance

Introduction: Theories of Leadership and Research Problems and Practices

Shaping the Knowledge Base: Inquiry in Educational Leadership

The Development of Leadership Thought and Practice in the United States

Leading in the Midst of Diversity: The Challenge of Our Times

Introduction: The Micropolitics of Educational Leadership

Curriculum Leadership: The Administrative Survival Skill in a Test Driven Culture and a Competitive Educational Marketplace

Refocusing the Purposes of Teacher Supervision

Issues of Teaching and Learning

Student Misbehavior and Violence: A Re-examination of the Enemy Within

New Approaches to School Design

Unions, Collective Bargaining, and the Challenges of Leading

Finance, Planning, and Budgeting

Subject Index

Author Index

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