Casebook for School Leaders

9780136126829

0136126820

For those pursuing a career in educational administration the third edition of this text offers a unique opportunity to engage in case analysis. Introducing 44 cases that represent real-life situations in today's schools readers are provided with a case analysis framework to use as a tool for analyzing the cases and resolving problem(s) presented in each case. New to this Edition: Developing Your Leadership Expertiseactivities provide readers with the opportunity to practice applying chapter content to the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) standards. Five new cases have been addedaddressing issues such as separation of church and state, personal leadership development, No Child Left Behind, fundraising, and leadership attributes. Questions to Research and Considerhave been revised to scaffold readers learning, including higher order thinking questions and inquiry-based activities. Hallmark features: ISLLC Matrixlocated on the inside front cover correlates the subject matter in the cases with the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) model standards. A case analysis framework is introduced and applied to each caseproviding a tool for systematically processing the case information, categorizing the data, summarizing the material, and locating a root cause. Suggested reading listlocated at the back of the text provides additional references for research and information that applies to each case topic.