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UNINA9910993980803321 |
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Titolo |
School governance / / volume editors, Richard C. Hunter, Frank Brown, Saran Donahoo |
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Los Angeles, : Sage Reference, c2012 |
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Thousand Oaks, Calif. : , : Sage Publications, , 2012 |
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ISBN |
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9781782682356 |
178268235X |
9781452266589 |
1452266581 |
9781452218342 |
145221834X |
9781412987653 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (393 pages) |
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Collana |
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Debating issues in American education ; ; v. 7 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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BrownFrank <1935-2025.> |
DonahooSaran |
HunterRichard C (Professor of educational administration) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Education and state - United States |
Educational leadership - United States |
School boards - United States |
School management and organization - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based on print version record. |
"A SAGE Reference Publication." |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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SCHOOL GOVERNANCE-FRONT COVER -- SCHOOL GOVERNANCE -- CONTENTS -- ABOUT THE EDITORS-IN-CHIEF -- ABOUT THE VOLUME EDITORS -- ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS -- INTRODUCTION -- HISTORY AND FOUNDATION OF SCHOOL GOVERNANCE -- School Boards -- Superintendents -- Principals -- Administration and Governance -- ISSUES AFFECTING PUBLIC SCHOOL GOVERNANCE -- Who Should Govern Public Education? -- Who Should Set Education Policy? -- How Do Groups and Organizations Affect School Governance? -- What Is the Purpose of Public Education in the 21st Century? -- SUMMARY -- |
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Further Readings and Resources -- Court Cases and Statutes -- 1. Should School Governance Be Shifted From Local School Boards to the Additional and Direct Control of Elected Political Leaders? -- OVERVIEW: Saran Donahoo, Southern Illinois University Carbondale -- POINT: José R. Llanes Auburn University -- MAYOR-LED SYSTEMS -- OTHER SYSTEMS OF GOVERNANCE -- EXAMPLES OF GOVERNANCE SYSTEMS -- ACCESSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY -- COUNTERPOINT: Richard C. Hunter University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Bahrain Teachers College, University of Bahrain, Kingdom of Bahrain -- PROBLEMS WITH BOARDS OF EDUCATION -- MAYORAL CONTROL OF PUBLIC EDUCATION -- Chicago and New York Experiences -- The Baltimore Experience -- Arguments Against Mayor Takeovers -- Support for State and Mayoral Takeovers -- CONCLUSION -- REBUTTAL STATEMENT -- Further Readings and Resources -- Court Cases and Statutes -- 2. Do Teachers' and Other Employees' Unions Reduce the Ability of Principals and Superintendents to Run and Reform Schools? -- OVERVIEW: Richard C. Hunter, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Bahrain Teachers College, University of Bahrain, Kingdom of Bahrain -- POINT: Patrick M. Jenlink Stephen F. Austin State University -- THE POLITICAL EDGE OF UNIONS AND SCHOOL REFORM -- COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS. |
CBAs and School Reform: A National Perspective -- CBAs and School Reform: A Local Perspective -- CLOSING THOUGHTS -- COUNTERPOINT: Lisa G. Driscoll University of North Carolina at Charlotte -- DEFINITION -- TEACHERS' UNIONS -- THE ACTION IS AT THE LOCAL AFFILIATE UNION -- Competent Principals -- Performance Pay -- Peer Assistance and Review -- Charter Schools -- ROLES OF STATE AND NATIONAL AFFILIATES -- CONCLUSION -- Further Readings and Resources -- Court Cases and Statutes -- 3. Has the Increased Role of the Federal Government in the Governance of Schools Through Various Initiatives, Such as No Child Left Behind, Improved Public Education? -- OVERVIEW: Saran Donahoo, Southern Illinois University Carbondale -- POINT: Malila N. Robinson Rutgers University -- ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT AND NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND -- IMPACT ON STUDENTS -- IMPACT ON TEACHERS -- IMPACT ON FAMILIES -- RACE TO THE TOP -- REBUTTAL TO COUNTERPOINT ESSAY -- CONCLUSION -- COUNTERPOINT: Jason LaFrance and Cindi Chance Georgia Southern University -- IMPACT ON STUDENTS -- IMPACT ON SCHOOLS AND STAFF -- ADVERSE EFFECT ON COMMUNITIES -- INTERNATIONAL MODELS FOR SUCCESS -- REBUTTAL TO POINT ESSAY -- Further Readings and Resources -- Court Cases and Statutes -- 4. Should the Role of the Judicial Branch of Government Be Reduced in the Governance of Public Education? -- OVERVIEW: Saran Donahoo, Southern Illinois University Carbondale -- POINT: Philip T. K. Daniel The Ohio State University -- ORIGINALISM -- A LIVING DOCUMENT -- A SHIFT OF JUDICIAL POSITION -- THE DILEMMA FOR EDUCATORS -- SHOULD THE ROLE OF THE FEDERAL JUDICIARY BE REDUCED IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS? -- CONCLUSION -- RESPONSE TO COUNTERPOINT ESSAY -- COUNTERPOINT: Sonya Douglass Horsford University of Nevada, Las Vegas -- CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS -- JUDICIAL REVIEW -- EDUCATION AND THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT. |
EDUCATION AND THE JUDICIARY IN THE POST-CIVIL RIGHTS ERA -- Further Readings and Resources -- Court Cases and Statutes -- 5. Should School Leaders Have the Primary Responsibility for Lowering the Achievement Gap for Minority Students? -- OVERVIEW: Richard C. Hunter, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Bahrain Teachers College, University of Bahrain, Kingdom of Bahrain -- POINT: Kristina A. Hesbol Illinois State University -- ESTABLISHING INCLUSIVE |
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LEARNING COMMUNITIES -- PRINCIPAL AS DATA LEADER -- CULTURALLY RELEVANT AND APPROPRIATE LEADERSHIP -- ATTENDING TO THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP -- COUNTERPOINT: Wayne D. Lewis University of Kentucky -- THE DEBATE -- CRUCIAL CONVERSATIONS -- RESPONSE TO POINT ESSAY -- Further Readings and Resources -- Court Cases and Statutes -- 6. Are School Administrators Being Prepared to Adequately Address Gender Issues? -- OVERVIEW: Frank Brown, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill -- POINT: Jacqueline E. Jacobs Western Carolina University -- LEADERSHIP STYLE AND APPROACHES -- STANDARDS ON ETHICS AND DIVERSITY -- RESEARCH ON MALE AND FEMALE LEADERSHIP -- CHANGES IN ISSUES RELATED TO WOMEN LEADERS -- CONCLUSION -- REBUTTAL TO COUNTERPOINT ESSAY -- COUNTERPOINT: Ellen Wexler Eckman Marquette University -- RESPONSE TO POINT ESSAY -- Further Readings and Resources -- Court Cases and Statutes -- 7. Are School Boards Necessary in Today's Public Schools? -- OVERVIEW: Frank Brown, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill -- POINT: Meredith Mountford Florida Atlantic University -- INTENTIONAL DIMINISHMENT: SCHOOL BOARDS AND LOCAL AUTHORITY OVER EDUCATIONAL REFORM -- Historically Speaking: U.S. Right of Local Control Over Educational Policy -- Business Bailouts and Educational Budget Cuts: An Intentional Disregard of Democracy -- SCHOOL BOARDS: MEDIA, MYTHS, MISINFORMATION, AND MISINTERPRETATION. |
School Board Member Demographics: Still the "Select" Few -- School Boards Are Necessary Today -- RESPONSE TO COUNTERPOINT ESSAY -- COUNTERPOINT: Rayma Lea Harchar University of Louisiana at Lafayette -- CIVIC MOTIVES -- ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND CONFUSION -- EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT -- SCHOOL BOARDS AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT -- CHANGE IS INEVITABLE -- RESPONSE TO POINT ESSAY -- Further Readings and Resources -- Court Cases and Statutes -- 8. Do Charter Schools Improve Governance Within the Public Education System? -- OVERVIEW: Saran Donahoo, Southern Illinois University Carbondale -- POINT: James R. Crawford University of Nevada, Las Vegas -- CHARTER SCHOOL LEGISLATION -- SCHOOL GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES -- THE QUESTION -- Local Control -- Lack of Institutionalization -- The Mere Presence of Charter Schools -- Nevada -- RESPONSE TO COUNTERPOINT ESSAY -- RESPONSE TO COUNTERPOINT ESSAY -- COUNTERPOINT: Sandra Vergari State University of New York at Albany -- DIFFERENT REGULATIONS -- LACK OF WILL AND CAPACITY TO IMPROVE GOVERNANCE -- MIXED CHARTER SCHOOL PERFORMANCE -- Teacher and Leader Turnover -- For-Profit Management and the Public Interest -- Equity -- Charter School Closures -- CONCLUSION -- RESPONSE TO POINT ESSAY -- Further Readings and Resources -- Court Cases and Statutes -- 9. Will Giving School Administrators More Control Over the Structure and Policies That Govern High Schools Lead to Improvements in the Education Offered to Students? -- OVERVIEW: Saran Donahoo, Southern Illinois University Carbondale -- POINT: Liz Hollingworth University of Iowa -- INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP -- FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT -- FIVE-STEP ACTION PLAN FOR CLOSING THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP WITH FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT -- RESPONSE TO COUNTERPOINT ESSAY -- COUNTERPOINT: Ted Purinton American University in Cairo -- STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS INHERENT IN INSTRUCTIONAL IMPROVEMENT. |
ROLE OF ADMINISTRATORS -- CREATING A PROFESSION OF TEACHING -- RESPONSE TO POINT ESSAY -- Further Readings and Resources -- Court Cases and Statutes -- 10. Have Allowing and Encouraging Private Corporations to Participate in Public Education Positively Affected School Governance? -- OVERVIEW: Saran Donahoo, Southern Illinois |
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University Carbondale -- POINT: Donald J. Peurach University of Michigan -- SCHOOL GOVERNANCE AND SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT -- ALTERNATIVE SUPPORTS FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT -- ESTABLISHING EDUCATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE -- MARKET-DRIVEN SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT -- SUMMARIZING AND EXTENDING -- REBUTTAL TO COUNTERPOINT ESSAY -- COUNTERPOINT: Janelle Scott University of California, Berkeley -- MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS AND THE CORPORATIZATION OF SCHOOLING -- MANAGERIAL GOVERNANCE -- PARENTS AS CONSUMERS -- TEACHERS AS IMPLEMENTERS -- CONCLUSION -- RESPONSE TO POINT ESSAY -- Further Readings and Resources -- Court Cases and Statutes -- 11. Has the Increased Emphasis on Parent Involvement Hindered the Ability of Administrators to Lead Public Schools and Districts? -- OVERVIEW: Saran Donahoo, Southern Illinois University Carbondale -- POINT: Larry Lee Dlugosh University of Nebraska-Lincoln -- ACCOUNTABILITY -- THE SCHOOL/FAMILY/COMMUNITY LANDSCAPE -- PARENTS WITH SPECIAL INTERESTS -- CONCLUSION -- RESPONSE TO COUNTERPOINT ESSAY -- COUNTERPOINT: Lewis Madhlangobe Texas State University-San Marcos -- THE PROBLEM -- IMPORTANCE OF PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT -- Parent-School as a Systems Advantage -- Parental Involvement as Social Capital -- Parental Involvement Removes Barriers to Education -- PUTTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT -- CONCLUSION -- Further Readings and Resources -- Court Cases and Statutes -- 12. Will an Increased Focus on the Market Economy and Global Competition in K-12 Public Education Prepare Students to Succeed Economically?. |
OVERVIEW: Frank Brown, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This volume in the point/counterpoint Debating Issues in American Education reference series tackles the topic of school governance, providing readers with views on multiple sides of governance issues and pointing them toward more in-depth resources for further exploration. |
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