For scholars and practitioners who are interested in or are concerned about knowledge-based issues, this book provides a needed antidote to narrow discussions of foundational issues. The editors of this book maintain that discussions of a knowledge base in educational administration have typically been limited to a fairly traditional range of scholarly commentary reflective of the status quo within departments of educational administration over the past several decades. Other views, such as feminist views, race/ethnic-based orientations, those that dispute the very idea of a knowledge base, and those that simply expand the traditional range, have been given little attention within the knowledge-base discourse. The purpose of this book is, thus, to open up this discourse by broadening the range of viewpoints being considered.

This anthology summarizes and critiques the current knowledge base in the field of educational administration.

Effective administrator preparation programs and professional practices are important to enhancing principals' knowledge base. In chapter 1 of this report, "Strategies of Organizing Principal Preparation: A Survey of the Danforth Principal Preparation Program," Gerald C. Ubben and Frances C. Fowler discuss their survey of facilitators of the Danforth Foundation's program. The survey found that environmental constraints and resistance to change inhibited administrative power sharing. In chapter 2, "Preparing Principals to Supervise and Lead Change in Schools," Lance V. Wright presents a program to better prepare first-time principals for supervisory tasks and change. In chapter 3, "Preparing for Action: The Integration of Knowledge for Educational Leadership," Gordon A. Donaldson, Jr. and Russell J. Quaglia describe a novel initiative in the University of Maine's educational administration program to develop a laboratory training experience for school-site leaders. In chapter 4, "Case Records: A Means to Enhance the Knowledge Base in Educational Administration," Karen F. Osterman states that the use of case records in educational administration can increase understanding of administrative practices and help link theory with action. In chapter 5, "Early Childhood Reform and the Knowledge Base of Educational Administration," Colleen A. Capper evaluates seven areas of emphasis in the core curriculum for improving school administrator preparation. (Contains 66 references.) (JPT)

Over the past ten years, a variety of leadership theories and practices have both influenced and responded to widespread changes in education. This volume examines the technical, managerial, and institutional dimensions of leadership and shows how they relate to changing views of teaching and learning, to new forms of school organization and governance, and to shifting trends in the social and community climate of schooling.

Improve instructional leadership practice with proven, easy-to-understand strategies for data-based decision making! This reader-friendly second edition of Schools and Data provides real-world examples and step-by-step procedures for collecting and organizing data, providing every school leader with the means to facilitate more appropriate and effective decision making. With a highly practical method for statistical analysis, this highly accessible resource places special emphasis on: Connecting statistics and educators’ daily work Integrating Excel and SPSS technology Strengthening educators’ data interpretation skills Increasing the focus on correlation and regression Building strong skills in problem analysis, program evaluation, data-driven decision making, and report preparation

The SAGE Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership and Administration presents the most recent theories, research, terms, concepts, ideas, and histories on educational leadership and school administration as taught in preparation programs and practiced in schools and colleges today. With more than 600 entries, written by more than 200 professors, graduate students, practitioners, and association officials, the two volumes of this encyclopedia represent the most comprehensive knowledge base of educational leadership and school administration that has, as yet, been compiled.