The Changing World of School Administration

The 10th annual NCPEA yearbook examines the pressing issues facing today's educational leaders from a variety of philosophical perspectives. Standardized testing, the impact of market forces on public education, zero tolerance disciplinary practices, gender and ethnic diversity, and issues related to the preparation of school leaders are among the topics discussed in the 25 essays. This divergent dialogue speaks to professors of educational administration, superintendents, principals, and others engaged in this changing and challenging field.

Table of Contents:
Part 1 Invited chapters: president's message, Paul Terry; Cocking lecture -improving student achievement - some structural incompatibilities, Fred C. Lunenburg; standardized testing and educational standards - implications for the future of emancipatory leadership in US schools, James M. Smith and Connie Ruhl-Smith; the fateful turn - understanding the discursive practice of educational administration, Fenwick W. English; the (un)changing world of school leadership - a journey from discourse to practice, Edith A. Rusch; leadership as a form of learning - implications for theory and practice, Linda Lambert; the changing environment for school leaders - market forces, Mary M. McCarthy; superintendents and board members grappling with zero tolerance policies, Margaret Grogan and Brianne Reck; a call for professional-organizational self-scrutiny, Syemour B. Sarason. Part 2 Leadership preparation: the impact of diversity in educational administration, Linda C. Tillman; the need for a leadership practice field - an antidote for an ailing internship, Theodore B. Creighton and Judy A. Johnson; small classes or accountability? using Texas assessment of academic skills, class-size outcomes and other data to demonstrate the necessity of critique, C.M. Achilles and J.D. Flinn; learning what they need to know - school leaders' lessons of experience, Lynn K. Bradshaw and Joy C. Phillips; issues the mentors share with proteges, Sandra Harris et al; change and transformation in an educational leadership program, John E. Henning and Victoria Robinson; best best-practices - assessments in non-traditional educational administration preparation programs, Gini Doolittle and James Caoxum, III; a journey to transform educational leadership graduate programs -the university of South Florida story, Karolyn J. Snyder. Part 3 Leadership in practice: toward ethnically responsible leadership in a new era of high stakes accountability, Steven J. Gross and Joan Poliner Shapiro; the man in the principal's office (re)visited by a woman, Margaret Andrews et al; changing times, changing relationships - an exploration of current trends influencing the relationship between superintendents and boards of education, Lance D. Fusarelli and George J. Petersen; politics and the socialization of superintendents, Lars G. Bjork et al; unrestricted reemployment of retired administrators - effective policy or a cause for concern?, Theodore J. Kowalski and Scott R. Sweetland; addressing mentor-principals' lifelong learning needs in the preparation of principal candidates, Lawrencce T. Kajs et al; school leaders' perceptions of multicultural competencies - implications for school leadership, Martha N. Ovando; women in school leadership - taking steps to help them make the leap, Sandy Hutchinson; administrator entry year programming - a cross-institutional pilot program - process, program descriptions and lessons learned, Louis Trenta et al.

About the Author :
George Perreault teaches in the Department of Educational Leadership at the University of Nevada. He previously served as a principal and superintendent in Florida and New Mexico as well as on the Faculty of New Mexico Highlands University, Gonzaga University, and East Carolina University. Professor Perreault has published numerous professional articles and authored or co-authored seven books, including the 2001 NCPEA Yearbook, 21st Century Challenges for School Administrators. He is associate editor of the School Public Relations Journal. Fred C. Lunenburg is professor and research fellow in the Center for Research and Doctoral Studies in Educational Leadership at Sam Houston State University. He was previously on the faculty in educational administration at the University of Louisville, distinguished visiting professor at the University of Utrecht, and professor and dean of the College of Education at South Utah University. Prior to moving to the university level, he served as a principal and superintendent in Minnesota and Wisconsin. He has authored or co-authored twelve books and more than 100 articles in education.