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Record Nr.

UNINA9910449792003321

Titolo

Current issues in school leadership [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Larry W. Hughes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J., : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2005

ISBN

1410611906

1-135-61259-5

1-282-32289-3

9786612322891

1-4106-1190-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (397 p.)

Collana

Topics in educational leadership

Altri autori (Persone)

HughesLarry W. <1931->

Disciplina

371.2/00973

Soggetti

Educational leadership - United States

School management and organization - United States

Education - Political aspects - United States

Education - Social aspects - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Author Biographies; PART I: SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ISSUES; PART II: CURRICULUM AND LEARNING ISSUES; PART III: ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT ISSUES; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Current Issues in School Leadership examines controversies about, and affecting, school practices. Focusing on two essential questions--what is important to today's school leaders? and what is interfering with schooling processes?--it includes chapters by a broad range of authors, with expertise on their specific topic. The text is organized in three sections:  *Social and Political Issues;  *Curriculum and Learning Issues; and  *Organization and Management Issues.   The goal of this text--designed for school leadership, educational administration, and foundations of