Schools and Data: The Educator′s Guide for Using Data to Improve Decision Making - Softcover

Creighton, Theodore B.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0761977171 ISBN 13: 9780761977179

Publisher: Corwin, 2000

Synopsis

An essential resource for any educator who wants to break through the statistical confusion to improve skills in problem analysis, program evaluation, data-driven decision making, and report preparation.

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About the Author

Theodore B. Creighton is currently a Professor and Program Leader in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Virginia Tech. Prior to joining the faculty at Virginia Tech, he served as Director of the Center for Research and Doctoral Studies in Educational Leadership at Sam Houston State University and as a Professor in Educational Leadership at Idaho State University. His background includes teaching at all grade levels in Washington, D.C.; Cleveland, Ohio; and Los Angeles, California. His administrative experience includes serving as principal and superintendent in both Fresno and Kern Counties, California. He holds a BS degree in teacher education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, a master′s degree in educational administration from California State University Long Beach, and a doctorate from the University of California Davis.

Though active in many professional organizations, he devotes considerable time to his role as Executive Director of the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration. He also serves as a member of the National Policy Board for Educational Administration (NPBEA), and as a Stafford Faculty Fellow for the National Institute on Leadership, Disabilities and Students Placed at Risk (NILDSPAR). He recently was appointed as Project Director of the Connexions Knowledge Base Project, an international initiative in collaboration with Rice University charged with assembling the knowledge base in educational administration. His research includes examining the forces of the school principalship, and he is widely published in the area of schools with alternative forms of school leadership.

Review

An excellent refresher course or a way to start thinking about how to improve student outcomes. Author: Jacob O. Stampen, Department of Educational Administration

Creighton’s descriptions of the applicability and helpfulness of statistics for educators is especially strong. His use of plain language and school-based examples is crucial. Author: Scott McLeod, Assistant Professor

Edition details

• Publisher: Corwin
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0761977171
• ISBN 13: 9780761977179
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160