1st Edition
Thinking About Schools New Theories and Innovative Practice
414 Pages
by
Routledge
414 Pages
by
Routledge
416 Pages
by
Routledge
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As its title implies, this book has a deceptively simple mission: to prepare would-be school leaders to draw upon a variety of theoretical perspectives when thinking about schools and schooling. It shows how theories can function as cognitive tools to be mastered, carefully stored in one's intellectual toolbox and used to interpret and resolve real world problems. Beneath this goal lies the belief... Read more
Contents: Using Theory to Think About Schools. Traditional Theories. Why We Need to Think Differently About Schools. Dynamic Systems Theory. Communitarianism. Cultural Bases of Leadership. Schools and Administration in Comparative Context. Gender, Sexuality, and School Leadership. Critical Theory and School Leadership. Postmodernist Theories and School Leadership. School Administration and Globalization. Thinking About Making Schools Better.
Biography
Aimee Howley, Craig Howley
