21st century challenges for school administrators / editor, Theodore J. Kowalski ; associate editor, George Perreault.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kowalski, Theodore J.

Perreault, George, 1943-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School administrators--In-service training.

School administrators.

School improvement programs.

Educational planning.

Physical Description:

xiv, 386 pages ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Twenty-first century challenges for school administrators

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Education, 2001.

Contents:

President's Message: NCPEA as a Learning Organization / Judith Adkison 3

Corwin Lecture: School Leadership and Educational Accountability: Toward a Distributed Perspective / Kenneth Leithwood 11

Part 2 Preparing School Administrators

Toward an Instructional Paradigm: Recasting How Faculty Work and Students Learn / Rodney Muth, Debra Banks, Jean Bonelli, Barbara Gaddis, Harriet Napierkowski, Cason White, Victoria Wood 29

University Education Administration Program Development: Administrative Skills vs. Achievement Standards as Predictors of Administrative Success / Don Coleman, Deborah Copeland, R. C. Adams 53

Beyond the Knowledge Base Controversy: Advancing the Ideal of Scholar-Practitioner Leadership / Patrick M. Jenlink 65

The Intellectual Firepower Needed for Educational Administration's New Era of Enlightenment / John L. Keedy, C. M. Achilles 89

Lessons from the Performing Arts: Can Auditioning Help Improve the Selection Process in University Administration Preparation Programs in the 21st Century? / Theodore Creighton 101

Divergent Thinking as an Engine of Positive Change: The Role of Academic Freedom in the Educational Administration Professoriate / Emett Burnett Jr. 113

The Leadership Framework: Facilitating Reflection for 21st Century Leaders / Genevieve Brown, Beverly J. Irby, Alice Fisher 126

Student Self-Assessment of Leadership Skills: A Useful Tool in Preparation Programs / Kermit Buckner, Lynn Bradshaw 135

Issues of Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Diversity in Preparing School Administrators / Carolyn S. Ridenour, Patricia F. First, Angela Lydon, Michelle C. Partlow 146

The Road to Promotion and Tenure for Women and Minorities / Martha W. Tack, April Flanagan 165

Understanding Leadership Styles of Women and Men / Jacqueline Lougheed 178

Exploring Technology, Change, and Chaos Theory: Moving Educational Leadership Preparation Programs into the New Millennium / Patti L. Chance, Karlene Lee 189

Technology Standards and Reform in Educational Practice: The Role of Information Technology in the Transformation of a Leader Preparation Program / Ian W. Gibson 203

Computer Applications for School Finance and Business: Courses, Status, Process, and Considerations / Scott R. Sweetland 221

Technological and Programmatic Challenges Confronted in Delivering a Distance Learning Doctoral Program / Marilyn A. Hirth, William D. McInerney 233

Part 3 Issues of Practice

Coping with Children on Their Own: A Challenge for Educational Administrators / Lesley H. Browder Jr. 245

Leadership and Job Satisfaction in the School Superintendency / Lance D. Fusarelli, Bruce S. Cooper, Vincent A. Carella 260

Superintendent Performance Evaluation and Its Relationship to District Student Performance / John Hoyle, Dawn Hogan, Linda Skrla, Clark Ealy 272

The Role of the Central Office in Decentralization / Lars G. Bjork 286

The Fast Lane to Success: The Initiation Stage / K. Fritz Leifeste, Charles A. Reavis 310

Principal Leadership Skills Needed to Transform the Climate of a Struggling School / Sherry L. Rulfs, Charlene Crocker, Paulette D. Wright, Garth Petrie 320

Impact of Professional Development Schools on Teachers and Students: Considerations for Public School Administrators / Dan B. Wait 335

Preferred Leadership Frames of Texas Principals in Implementing the Professional Development and Appraisal System with National Implications / Gary Bigham, Charles A. Reavis 348

The Expected Demise of the Local School District / William G. Keane 360.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0810841037

OCLC:

46858502