School Based Management (Dp11)

"Mohrman and Wohlstetter have written the most important volume on school-based management to date... a significant contribution to the school reform literature." —Joseph Murphy, professor and chair, department of educational leadership, Vanderbilt UniversityThis book examines the school-based management strategies that hold the most promise for increasing organizational effectiveness.

Mohrman and Wohlstetter have written the most important volume on school-based management to date... a significant contribution to the school reform literature.


?Joseph Murphy, professor and chair, department of educational leadership, Vanderbilt University

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Examines school-based management (SBM) strategies using an approach based on the "high involvement" model, for scholars, practitioners, and policy makers. Addresses subjects such as high-involvement management in the private sector, models of high-performance schools, the role of teachers in school reform, and new directions for school- based management. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

SUSAN ALBERS MOHRMAN is Senior Research Scientist at the Center for Effective Organizations in the Graduate School of Business at the University of Southern California. PRISCILLA WOHLSTETTER is associate professor of politics and policy in the School of Education at the University of Southern California. She also serves as a senior research fellow with the Consortium for Policy Research in Education and directs CPRE's Study of School-Based Management, upon which this book is based.