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Educational Governance and Administration
Contributor(s): Sergiovanni, Thomas (Author), Kelleher, Paul (Author), McCarthy, Martha (Author)

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 ISBN: 0205581935     ISBN-13: 9780205581931
Publisher: Pearson
OUR PRICE: $227.99  

Binding Type: Hardcover
Published: September 2008
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Education | Leadership
- Education | Administration - General
Dewey: 371.200
LCCN: 2008024810
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 7.5" W x 9.2" L (1.70 lbs) 408 pages
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2009 pg. 228
 
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Publisher Description:
The sixth edition of Educational Governance and Administration provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to school finance issues and schools as political systems. Its case-based approach, descriptive studies of how schools work, and broad look at the historical, political, social contexts that make up this area of study make this book a valuable tool for every aspiring educator, policymaker, and citizen looking for an overview of the current American educational system.

Educational Governance and Administration examines administrative practices with a critical eye and provides a balanced overview of the development of educational administration, taking into account the roles of teachers, students, principals, and superintendents. Extensively revised, the sixth edition contains a completely updated and comprehensive discussion of policy and policy making, as well as the financial and legal challenges that school leaders face. It explores the expanding role of the government in education and leadership, how schools work as political systems, and how administrators balance local, state, and federal influences. This extensively revised Sixth Edition contains a completely updated and comprehensive discussion of policy and policy making, as well as the financial and legal challenges that school leaders face.
 
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