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Educational Administration: Theory, Research, and Practice
Wayne K Hoy ,
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A leading text in its field, Educational Administration presents the most comprehensive synthesis available of theory and research in organizational behavior as it applies to the practice of Educational Administration. Each theoretical perspective presented concludes with an authentic case study that challenges students to apply their knowledge to an actual contemporary school problem.
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Educational administration textbook that can be understood.......2006-12-29
Professor required this textbook for Community College Leadership class. Could understand concepts and theories in plan English along with chapter endings with highlights of the chapter. Great index for looking up topics.
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"This remarkable set of essays defines the role of imagination in general education, arts education, aesthetics, literature, and the social and multicultural context.... The author argues for schools to be restructured as places where students reach out for meanings and where the previously silenced or unheard may have a voice. She invites readers to develop processes to enhance and cultivate their own visions through the application of imagination and the arts. Releasing the Imagination should be required reading for all educators, particularly those in teacher education, and for general and academic readers."
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"Maxine Greene, with her customary eloquence, makes an impassioned argument for using the arts as a tool for opening minds and for breaking down the barriers to imagining the realities of worlds other than our own familiar cultures.... There is a strong rhythm to the thoughts, the arguments, and the entire sequence of essays presented here."
--American Journal of Education
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Pedagogically provoking but also repetitive.......2007-08-23
This was a required text for a literacy studies graduate class. The context was pedagogically provoking along the threads of progressive modern education standards that are taught to budding teachers. Some repetition was present as it is a lengthy text with a primary focus and one author. My classmates and I were a bit disappointed with the lack of example and proposals for the curriculum/pedagogy changes being presented. This is a text to be read for establishing perspective not for quick tips or golden ticket ideas.
One of the most important books I've ever read.......2004-01-08
Maxine Greene defends the role of the arts as social medicine and advancement. She brilliantly argues for maintaining art in curriculum. Art often requires of us to imagine things which do not exist in reality. This excercise is vital in creating social change. In order to create a new and better world, we must first imagine it. We must encourage our children (and adults for that matter) to imagine. That's the first step and I feel society becoming less imaginative and more homogenized. PLEASE READ THIS BOOK!!! AND BUY A COPY FOR A TEACHER.
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This sweeping resource gathers together in one volume the diverse body of theory informing our understanding of students' intellectual, cognitive, social, moral, and identity development during the college years. It critically examines the recent body of theory that reflects the changes, complexity, and diversity of today's campuses with special emphasis on gender and cultural differences in student development.
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Not a text I'm selling back.......2007-08-01
This was a required text for a graduate class and I thought it was good enough to keep. It is a great introductory book that provides a good look at many of the different theories. It is true that it is not really deep, but that is what makes it a good introductory book. It goes just deep enough to help you understand.
A Good Introductory Textbook.......2007-02-01
This is a required text for my graduate class, but it does a good job of introducing student development theory
Very Pleased.......2005-10-07
Book arrived in record time...just in time for my class so I was very pleased. It was also in great shape and very well packaged. Thanks.
Theory Light.......2004-04-22
I applaud the authors' attempt to provide an accessible, easy to understand synthesis of student development theory, but they have sacrificed depth for breadth and left the reader with a text that, like over-processed food, provides some nutrition but ultimately fails to satisfy. The book is below the level of most master's degree students and practitioners in student affairs, though it might provide a useful introduction to theory for undergraduates or a useful reference book for administrators who don't have time to read original sources.
excellent overview.......2001-02-18
I also used this book in my graduate program. This book provides an excellent overview student development theory. It is an excellent introductory text. I had the added benefit of using this text in a course taught by one of the authors.
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- Designing Teching Strategies
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The US Dept. of Education, in conjunction with the US Dept. of Health and Human Services, recently unveiled a $50 million effort to expand research on early childhood cognitive development. A key issue identified requiring more information and research was the education and professional development of educators. Along these lines, Doug Greer has prepared a book discussing how best to teach, how to design functional curricula, and how to support teachers in using state-of-the-art science instruction materials.
The book provides important information both to trainers of future teachers, current teachers, and to supervisors and policy makers in education. To trainers there is information on how to motivate, mentor, and instruct in-service teachers to use the best scientifically based teaching strategies and tactics. To in-service teachers, there is information on how to provide individualized instruction in classrooms with multiple learning and behavior problems, school interventions to help prevent vandalism and truancy, and how curricula and instruction can be designed to teach functional repetoirs rather than inert ideas. To policy makers and supervisors, the book discusses how to determine the effectiveness of curricular innitiatives toward meeting mandated standards in national assessments.
Doug Greer was recently awarded the Fred S. Keller Award for Distinguished Contributions to Education by APA for the research and application of the material covered in this book. School programs incorporating the material used in this book have produced 4-7 times more learning outcomes for students than control and baseline educational programs (see www.cabas.com)
The book provides research-based and field-tested procedures for:
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* A comprehensive and system-wide science of teachingpost modern-postmodern!
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Designing Teching Strategies.......2007-03-18
SMART! Nicely written and very clear language. Public school systems could learn alot from this book!
Most important text since Cooper, Heron, & Heward.......2006-03-31
This text explains EXACTLY how to make the everyday practice of teaching with ABA work BEYOND the one-to-one home program for a single student. It is the most comprehensive extension of "what to do and how to do it" since Cooper, Heron, & Heward's "Applied Behavior Analysis."
What Dr. Greer dubs the "ABA Systems Approach" springs from the university informing comprehensive application of behavior analsyis to schooling settings (CABAS schools). However, the text can also stand indepenent of that special environment; and its contents are immediately applicable to individual practitioners in home and community settings.
Chapters summarize advances in practice and current research in verbal behavior; creating literacy and mathematics curricula for students who need ABA methodology to learn; and how to supervise other professionals in advancing their ABA and research skills.
Especially useful are tables that translate students' performance trouble into potential repertoires that may not be fully taught or reinforcement contingencies that may be lacking; and team actions that would remedy those problems.
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Leading in a Culture of Change: Personal Action Guide and Workbook is an essential companion to Michael Fullan's bestselling book, Leading in a Culture of Change. This practical guide is designed to help leaders in all sectors (corporate, education, public, and nonprofit) manage and drive productive change within their organizations.
The workbook is filled with illustrative case examples, exercises, and resources that you can use with individuals or groups. It will help you (and any change agent) integrate the five core competencies—attending to a broader moral purpose, keeping on top of the change process, cultivating relationships, sharing knowledge, and setting a vision and context for creating coherence in organizations—and empower you to deal with the issues of complex change.
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- One of the Giants!
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William Glasser, M.D., puts his successful choice theory to work in our schools--with a new approach in increasing student motivation.
"Dr. Glasser translates choice theory into a productive, classroom model of team learning with emphasis on satisfaction and excitement. Working in small teams, students find that knowledge contributes to power, friendship and fun. Because content and the necessary student collaboration skills must be taught, teachers need to develop skills if they are to use this model successfully. The dividends are 'turned-on ' students and satisfied teachers."
--Madeline Hunter, University of California at Los Angeles
"Choice Theory in the Classroom is a landmark book, without question one of the most important and useful books for teachers to appear in a long while. Written with rare lucidity and grace, the book has numerous instantly usable ideas that will contribute fundamentally to the success of classroom teachers. William Glasser combines his extensive theoretical expertise and wide practical experience to provide a practical and illuminating guide for teachers [that] should be required reading in every college of education in the country."
--David and Roger Johnson, University of Minnesota
"Choice Theory in the Classroom presents an insightful analysis of what is wrong with traditional school and what need to be done about it. Dr. Glasser gives a compelling rationale for the use of learning-teams in schools to capture the excitement and commitment students display in sports but rarely in the classroom. The book is well written and persuasive. I hope every teacher in America buys it, believes it, and behaves accordingly."
--Robert Slavin, John Hopkins University
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One of the Giants!.......2007-05-13
Glasser is defenitely one of the extra-sensory GIANTS! A great tool for anyone with an open mind to upgrade their teaching skills. If you only beleive in what your 5 senses tell you then this book is probably not for you.
Choice Theory for Science Teachers is a joke. .......2007-02-06
Let me start by saying this book is not useless. William Glasser is an egomaniac, but he has some good ideas (though they arn't as original as he claims they are). The eternal concept of always having a choice is important and can help student and teacher alike. However, as a science teacher, there was one section of the book that completely ruined it for me.
Glasser likes to describe everything as choice; we are depressing rather than depressed, because being depressed is a choice (forget clinical depression -- doesn't exist, says Glasser)... mark 1 point against Glasser for throwing medical research into the fire. What REALLY got me upset (As a science teacher) was this little diddy -- "Wehn you run on a hot day, you sweat, but do not be misled into thinking that the running is causing the sweating. It is not. The sweating is the correct or normal physiological component of the total behavior; running..." (pp 53). While the aforementioned philosophy might be a *useful* way to think about things, it is scientifically WRONG. There is a direct cause and effect link between running and sweating (well documented on the microscopic level!) -- to imply, many times, that science is wrong to me, a science teacher, is offensive.
Again, this book is not useless, but it should not be considered scientific. The concept of choice theory and 'total behaviors' are potentially useful, just like the mental tricks used by Buddhists for thousands of years might be useful -- but, now matter how much he thinks it is, Glasser's "revolutionary" choice theory is NOT scientific.
I did read the whole book. I got furious at it a few times, but I don't regret reading it. It has some good ideas -- but the Glasser thinks way too much of himself and his work. Only read this if you have a very open mind and are willing to work hard to find diamonds in the rough.
If you want a book that will help you in the classroom..........2006-01-26
...I don't believe this is a book you will want.
This is one of those books that I bought sight unseen based on the recommendations written by others on amazon (for this book and the precursor _Control Theory..._ by the same author). The prohibitive postage costs saw me retain possession rather than return it for a refund.
I haven't got a lot of time for dry books of educational theory without practical examples. Great, so the current system of institutionalized teaching is not doing what we want it to do and it needs to change. Fantastic, tell us how.
I never finished this book in detail. It was so dull, so unhelpful. Reading the glowing quotes on the back cover makes it seem that I skipped over something vital: "translates choice theory into a productive, classroom model", (I do hope the comma after productive was a type setting error and not intentionally used) "numerous instantly usable ideas". These phrases describe what I was after and I what I did not find.
It's possible I could choose to dig it out from the back of my bookshelf and re-read it, discover something of use but it's more likely I'll choose to spend my time in more interesting and profitable pursuits.
Fashionable Nonsense.......2005-10-06
Glasser takes an idea that has some merit and then keeps pushing it long after it becomes unhelpful. Glasser would have teachers quit using rewards and punishments to motivate students. He tries to justify this warm and fuzzy theory by pointing out misuses of rewards and punishments but its hard to understand how he could be blind to productive and fair uses of rewards and punishments that many teachers use. I know a poor teacher that use Glasser's model and a teacher that is good despite using it. If you want more objective research on schooling check out Stevenson and Stigler's the Learning Gap.
It's "Control Theory" all over again........2000-07-06
This book is the updated of "Control Theory in the Classroom". If you have that book, you don't need this one. If you don't, this is a great book for educators.
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Praise for the First Edition:
". . . poses a challenging, compelling argument and is highly recommended for any educator in search of tips, tricks, and techniques for self-improvement on the job."
--Midwest Book Review
December 2001
"I treasure this book. It is informative, well written, and important to educational leaders."
--Robert Garmston, Cofounder
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"This book is essential to anyone interested in a framework and strategies for supporting a school staff in reflecting on its practice to increase learning at the individual and organizational levels, and subsequently enhancing student learning."
--Shirley M. Hord, Program Manager
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Praise for the Second Edition:
“This book is a must-read for teacher leaders, principals, and central office administrators. The authors make a substantive and powerful argument for addressing reflection at all levels of the organization and provide practical tools and insights to facilitate a comfortable transition from theory to practice. This book will be valuable to anyone serious about ensuring success for all students."
--Stephanie Hirsh, Deputy Executive Director
National Staff Development Council
Use reflective practice to renew your life, enhance your teaching practice, and promote success for your students!
As you reflect on your day, what can be learned about your teaching and leadership practice? When you create space during the week to reflect with your colleagues, in what ways can you share your experiences, successes, challenges, and questions to foster collaborative learning and growth? Reflective practice--individually and with others--counteracts the effects of professional isolation and instills a sense of meaning, renewal, and empowerment in the hectic lives of educators. Insights gained through reflective practice improve teaching and leadership practices that result in enhanced learning and development for students. This book offers a roadmap for reflective practice that presents research-based information and ideas and strategies for engaging in reflective practice alone, with partners, in small groups, and even schoolwide.
Reflective Practice to Improve Schools is the reference tool you need for mastering reflective practice and initiating it in your school. The authors have revamped this second edition to include:
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incorporating individual reflection into your life
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A commitment to reflective practice is a commitment to realizing your potential as educators and human beings, not only human doings.
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Poses a challenging, compelling argument.......2001-12-10
Reflective Practice To Improve Schools: An Action Guide To Educators defines reflective practice (approaches to teaching that require personal commitment to continuous learning and improvement) and discusses how reflective practice and continuous learning can be spread among teachers and applied throughout school systems to create a better educational base for our children's future. Tables, figures, point-by-point bulletins and black-and-white diagrams help illustrate the benefits of reflective practice. Collaboratively written by Jennifer York-Barr, William A. Sommers, Gail S. Ghere, and Jo Monite in an effort to present difficult undergraduate level concepts in clear language that can be easily grasped, Reflective Practice To Improve Schools poses a challenging, compelling argument and is highly recommended for any educator in search tips, tricks, and techniques for self improvement on the job.
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Exceptionally practical, this book combines theoretical background with case studies and numerous examples to demonstrate how to apply behavior management techniques in general and special educational settings. Examines the field from four points of view -- behavioral, psychodynamic, biophysical, and environmental. Focuses on the integrative/ecological approach to behavior management which provides a framework for combining various strategies into a cohesive implementation plan. Contains the most recent information on modifications in federal law passed by Congress and signed by President Clinton in 1997 regarding learners with disabilities. Includes skill-building projects in every chapter. Offers worksheets and forms which demonstrate how properly handled paperwork improves instruction. For new and prospective general and special education teachers.
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Tells me what I need to learn and know........2007-03-13
I was told by my county's recruiter to get a book on behavior management to learn more about behavior management strategies. I found this book here and purchased and now am halfway through the book. I think this is an excellent book for anyone who wants to learn behavior management - especially educators. It discusses methods, techniques, assessment, and strategies to solve any behavior. It gives great examples as well. I would highly recommend getting this book.
Good Resource.......2006-08-02
We are using this book in our Masters Degree in Education and it is actually pretty good. For Psychologists it turns to be a little bit basic but this book was written for an educational environment, so the ideas and tips are simple and in-frame. Also the explanation of behavioral modification terms and technicalities are easy to understand for people who didn't study Psychology. I recommend it.
Informative; Variety of examples.......1998-09-28
This is a well written text on the topic of behavior management. It offers numerous examples to support the theories mentioned. It is an informative read for teachers and parents alike, and offers tangible solutions.
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The leading text in its field, the sixth edition presents the most comprehensive synthesis available of theory and research in organizational behavior as it applies to the practice of Educational Administration. It provides practitioners with the concepts and research findings necessary to solve practical problems. Each theoretical perspective concludes with an authentic case study which challenges students to apply their knowledge to an actual contemporary school problem.
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Educational Administration.......2007-07-09
This text was required for a class in School Administration in my post grad class at Seton Hall University. The author is easy to follow along with as he presents theories along with examples of organizational life in the education system. An excellent chapter on the Culture and Climate of Schools can be used by administrators in any field to better recognize these characteristics, as well as organizational health, before taking steps to change the culture or climate. Another very good chapter deals with Leadership in Schools and helps to identify the various theories of leadership and the strengths and weaknesses associated with each type. A great book for administrators in either the private or public sector.
Quickly Received.......2002-01-18
Very quick receipt, well packaged, and fairly priced for the excellent condition of this book. Thank you so much for the great service.
Excellent Book.......2000-09-27
This book was and is the best introduction to school administration available. I was the foundation for my doctorate program.
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