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Overview
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 education courses--is to challenge readers to think carefully and critically about each of the issues presented, leading to positive action and leadership.
Synopsis
Hughes (University of Houston) challenge students in school leadership, educational administration, and foundations of education courses to think critically about issues such as art education, charter schools, and censorship of teaching materials. Focusing on issues important to school leaders and on factors that interfere with the school process, the book touches on social and political issues, curriculum and learning, and organizational and management issues. Each chapter ends with a case study or a series of questions, or both. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR