Common Sense Questions About School Administration - The Answers Can Provide Essential Steps to Improvement

Parents have questions for school administrators. This book examines the questions they pose, the answers they elicit, the allies they attract, the adversaries they arouse, and the improvements they prod.

Sommario

Preface: Do Principals Ignore Commonsense Questions?
Chapter 1: Do Questions Always Require Answers?
Chapter 2: Does Analytics Belong in Schools?
Chapter 3: Does For-Profit Ideology Make Sense in Public Education?
Chapter 4: Can School Leaders Get Some Things for Nothing?
Chapter 5: How Are Educational Questions Framed?
Chapter 6: Do Charter Schools Improve Public Education?
Chapter 7: What Is the Secret Behind Accurate Predictions?
Chapter 8: Are Textbooks Political?
Chapter 9: How Can Principals Be Recruited?
Chapter 10: Can Simple Solutions Eliminate Complex Problems?
References
About the Author

Info autore

Gerard Giordano has been a professor at several universities, including New Mexico State University, Utah State University, and the University of North Florida. He has published more than two dozen books about education.

Riassunto

Parents have questions for school administrators. This book examines the questions they pose, the answers they elicit, the allies they attract, the adversaries they arouse, and the improvements they prod.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Gerard Giordano, Giordano Gerard
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 16.03.2015
• EAN: 9781475812602
• ISBN: 978-1-4758-1260-2
• Pagine: 172
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Istruzione; Administration, EDUCATION / Administration / General, Organization & management of education, Educational administration and organization, Schools, Schools and pre-schools, EDUCATION / Schools / General