Modern School Business Administration: A Planning Approach

by James W. Guthrie, Christina C. Hart, John R. Ray

This text in ABL’s new Educational Leadership series from Peabody College covers historical and current trends in leadership in a very practical way, using cases and a problem-solving approach as vehicles for examination. The text was developed by a leading scholar in educational leadership as part of a series from one of the leading schools of education in the world. It has a strong basis in current research, and easy-to-use, intuitive features. It strikes an effective balance between the informational and the pedagogical. It covers trends (both historical and current) in educational leadership. The “Modern” approach of this book explores professional challenges, performance expectations, and operating conditions encountered by contemporary American school leaders. The case studies and interactive pedagogy make this a very practical text.

480 pages, Paperback

First published October 20, 2007

Reviews

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a difficult read for me because of the vocabulary and content which I'm not as familiar with in the field of education. I learned some new things, though, so I appreciate the course I had to read this for!