Thinking about Schools: New Theories and Innovative Practice

ISBN-13: 9781138466135 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017

Aimee Howley

Opis

Aims to prepare would-be school leaders to draw upon a variety of theoretical perspectives when thinking about schools and schooling. This book 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.

Spis treści

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.

O autorze

Aimee Howley, Craig Howley