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Razik, Taher A.

Fundamental concepts of educational leadership and management / Taher A. Razik, Austin D. Swanson - 3rd ed. - Boston : Allyn & Bacon, 2010 - xxiii, 408 p.

Part I. The context of educational leadership. The imperative for education reform --
The power of systems thinking for educational change --
Schools as organizational systems --
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Part II. Schools as learning organizations. Leadership for learning organizations --
Human relations : the base for educational leadership --
Communication : the breath of organizational life --
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Part III. Values, analysis, and information. The impact of personal values on an organization's decision outcomes --
Evaluation in education --
The role of information technology --
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Part IV. Decision making. Educational policy formulation in a mixed economy --
District- and school-based decision making : strategy formation and planning --
The allocation of resources for education adequacy, equity, and efficiency --
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Part V. Implementation of systemic change. Systemic change --
Educational leadership in a flat world.

ISBN: 9780132332712 (pbk)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Education-Educational administration

Dewey Class. No.: 371.2 / R2193