Educational Administration: A Collection of Case Studies Review

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(More customer reviews)Robert E. Kirschmann has written an interesting and comprehensive book of case studies about educational administration. The cases included were compelling, and drew my attention as a reader, not to mention being useful as a text for any college of education's graduate program. Dr. Kirschmann has brought the real situations encountered by a superintendent or pricipal to life, and has included some amusing stories about the problems that all administrators face when dealing with red tape. The questions at the end of each case were thought provoking and definitely of use for both a review of one's methods in a current position or for exposure to those entering the field.

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Designed to help users analyze the processes by which decisionsare made, focus on legal, ethical and career-altering issues, and sharpen their owndecision-making skills, this casebook explores the problems confronting schooladministrators at all levels and in a variety of settings. The cases and a varietyof pre- and post-case questions and activities encourage readers to examine theirown assumptions, beliefs, values, and administrative style. Thecases are based on situations which have confronted administrators in realsettings and examine issues from several levels of administration —elementary school, middle school, high school, and the central office. Cases covera wide, current, and varied array of problems — with an emphasis on casestudies of non-dramatic, typical, and daily concerns and problems, as well assome more complex and high-profile scenarios. For educationaladministrators.