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Expert Problem Solving: Evidence from School and District Leaders (SUNY series, Educational Leadership) - Softcover

Leithwood, Kenneth; Steinbach, Rosanne

 
9780791421086: Expert Problem Solving: Evidence from School and District Leaders (SUNY series, Educational Leadership)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0791421082 ISBN 13: 9780791421086
Publisher: State University of New York Press, 1994

Synopsis

This book presents a series of related empirical studies about the thinking and problem solving processes of expert educational leaders. It describes the nature of expert thinking and provides substantial explanations for the cognitive processes associated with expert thinking. Differences in the thinking and problem solving of male and female; novice and experienced; elementary, secondary, district administrators are all explored. In addition, the book provides a glimpse of the school administrator's world from a problem solving perspective and clarifies the kinds of experiences that give rise to expert thinking.

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About the Author

Kenneth Leithwood is Professor of Educational Administration and Head of the Centre for Leadership Development at The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. He is the author of Developing Expert Leadership for Future Schools (with P. Begley and B. Cousins); Understanding School System Administration (with D. Musella); Cognitive Perspectives on Educational Leadership (with P. Hallinger and J. Murphy); and Improving Principal Effectiveness: The Principal Profile. Rosanne Steinbach is Senior Research Officer at The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.

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Publisher
State University of New York Press
Publication date
1994
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0791421082
ISBN 13 
9780791421086
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
384