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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 todayGÇÖs 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.
List of contents
INTRODUCTION
The Context
The Cases
The Purpose
Hanson's Case Analysis Framework
CASE 1: Is There a Nurse in the House?
CASE 2: Out of Africa, A Child is Born
CASE 3: Can't We Work This Out?
CASE 4: Mistake in Identity
CASE 5: The Cost of No Child Left Behind
CASE 6: An Unwise Decision
CASE 7: Lice Aren't Nice: Parents Can Be Worse
CASE 8: Golden Oldies
CASE 9: Voucher as the Voice of the People
CASE 10: To Be or Not to Be the Substitute
CASE 11: Mrs. Bumble and her Band of Busybodies
CASE 12: Caught in the Web
CASE 13: The Bible and Mrs. Wright
CASE 14: Tolerance Test for Rancho
CASE 15: Cultural Clash and Curriculum Chaos
CASE 16: Reclaiming Rose Place
CASE 17: May the Best Clerk Win
CASE 18: No Matter Why, It Isn't Working
CASE 19: The Parent Who Ran Away with the Child
CASE 20: An Educational Leader's Legacy
CASE 21: When Students Take Matters into Their Own Hands
CASE 22: In the Wrong Place at the Wrong Time
CASE 23: The Best of Friends at the Worst of Times
CASE 24: From Rookie to Reality
CASE 25: To Brian, In His Memory
CASE 26: The Gatekeeper
CASE 27: A Question of Balance
CASE 28: Got Lunch?
CASE 29: When Diplomacy Fails
CASE 30: The Custodian from Hell
CASE 31: The Hip Club Ain't Happening
CASE 32: Measuring Success Meets the Press
CASE 33: Before You Go, There Is One More Thing You Need to Know
CASE 34: When East Meets West
CASE 35: Quick to Accuse
CASE 36: To Keep or Not to Keep Samantha
CASE 37: The Budget Debacle
CASE 38: When A Student's Rights Are Wronged
CASE 39: A Time to Reflect
CASE 40: Here Today and Gone Tomorrow
CASE 41: There's a New Gal in Town
CASE 42: One Bill, One Budget
CASE 43: Whose Problem Is It Anyway?
CASE 44: A Slip on Candy, Not too Dancy
SUGGESTED READINGS
INDEX
Summary
Practical and highly applicable, the third edition of A Casebook for School Leaders offers those pursuing a career in educational administration the opportunity learn a uniform framework for analyzing and resolving a large variety of school cases. This book examines 44 cases that represent real-life situations in today’s schools, with issues and topics ranging from the separation of church and state, personal leadership development, the No Child Left Behind Act, fundraising, and leadership attributes. Each case is fully explored keeping in mind the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) standards and how these standards can be applied effectively in practice.
The book also includes an ISLLC matrix on the inside cover that correlates the subject matter covered in each case with the ISLLC standards.
The revised third edition includes a new end-of-chapter activity called “Developing Your Leadership Expertise,” which provides readers with the opportunity to practice applying what they’ve just read to the ISLLC standards; five new cases that address issues not covered in previous editions; and a revised “Questions to Research and Consider” feature, which now includes higher-order thinking questions and inquiry-based activities.
