1st Edition

A Case Study Approach to Educational Leadership

By Sharon D. Kruse, Julie A. Gray Copyright 2018
218 Pages
by Routledge

218 Pages
by Routledge

218 Pages
by Routledge

A Case Study Approach to Educational Leadership takes on six core areas of school leadership—organizational vision; curriculum, instruction, and assessment; school and external community; school climate and culture; equity; and improvement, innovation, and reform. Using a case learning approach, this volume introduces salient theoretical and empirical literature in each core area and... Read more

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1—Learning via the Case Method

Chapter 2—Organizational Vision

Chapter 3—Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment

Chapter 4—School, Family, and Community Partnerships, Involvement, and Engagement

Chapter 5—School Climate, Culture, and Professional Community

Chapter 6— Equity and Opportunity

Chapter 7—Improvement, Innovation, and Reform

Chapter 8—Ways Forward and Lessons Learned

Biography

Sharon D. Kruse is Academic Director and Professor of Educational Leadership at Washington State University Vancouver, USA.

Julie A. Gray is Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of West Florida, USA.

"A Case Study Approach to Educational Leadership provides students the opportunity to apply theory and research to practical situations using the case study approach. It encourages students to engage in critical reflection and will be useful in bridging the gap between theory and praxis. This book is an excellent resource for the study of educational leadership."
—Roxanne M. Mitchell, Associate Professor and Program Coordinator, Administration and Educational Leadership, The University of Alabama, USA