Educational Administration and Organizational Behavior

E. Mark Hanson

ISBN 10: 0205126510 / ISBN 13: 9780205126514

Published by Allyn and Bacon, U S A, 1991

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Hardback. Ex-library with ex-library markings. Slightly sunned spine. Contents: Preface. Organizational Behaviour in Schools: An Overview. The School as a Beureaucratic Organization. Schools at Sociopolitical Systems. The Professional-Bureaucratic Interface: A Case study. Open System Theory and Schools. Contingency Theory. Organizational Leadership and the School Administrator. Motivation and Management. Organizational Communication. Conflict and Stress in Education. Educational Change. Toward a Synthesis of Conceptual Frameworks: A Case Study of Problem Solving in Schools. The Restructuring of American Education. Name Index. Subject to Index. 406 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Educational Administration and Organizational Behavior
• Publisher: Allyn and Bacon, U S A
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0205126510
• ISBN 13: 9780205126514
• Binding: Decorative Illustrated Boards
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Academic Education Learning Business

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Synopsis

This practical book discusses the process of solving real problems in complex educational systems and introduces modern management concepts from the private, public, and educational sectors. This book makes a practical link between social science theory and the practice of leading educational systems. The orientation is to facilitate understanding of how educational organizations function as learning and socio-political systems, and then provide conceptual and analytical tools to facilitate real-world problem solving. Social and behavioral science frameworks are used to identify and explain three widely held perspectives on the administration of educational organizations: (1) the school as a bureaucratic system, (2) the school as a social system, and (3) the school as an open system. Specific chapters are dedicated to key topics such as communication, leadership, management styles, motivation, organizational memory and learning, educational marketing, institution theory, schools of choice (e.g., charter, voucher, home schooling), and educational change. For educational administrators, and those involved with educational leadership.