Addresses the question of what postmodernism and poststructuralism has to say about educational leadership and the restructuring of schools in the United States today.
Using detailed examples, checklists and exercises, the authors show how to develop, use and grade classroom examinations. They provide a thorough, step-by-step discussion of general testing and gradin
One of the hottest controversies in educational circles today concerns the practice of "tracking," or grouping students by ability, beginning in the early grades. With chapters on parental involvemen
Knowledge of the processes of educational change is said to be the missing ingredient in attempts to bring about educational innovation and reform. Whether these efforts involve grass roots innovation
This popular book and video present the principles and applications of TQM for transformation of schools. The author is recognized as the leading authority on this approach to school reform.
The comprehensiveness and breadth of the textbook is unmatched in the field...makes a unique contribution to our understanding. - James F. Nolan, Penn State University
Authentic Assessment provides a clear overview of assessment issues, including making time for assessment, tailoring assessment to desired outcomes, and scoring and evaluating student performance. Ans
The editors of this volume suggest that there are missing elements in the conceptualization upon which standard test theory is based. Those elements are models for just how people know what they know
In this dynamic, helpful, guide William C. Byham takes his Zapp! empowerment principles and adapts it for the classroom with workable, hands-on advice for how educators can get their students (and the
Because schools must operate in a changing environment, administrators must plan accordingly. This comprehensive handbook provides a solid theoretical base as Sybouts draws on systems theory to develo
Maxcy develops a democratic, participatory model of administration and teaching that emphasizes the value of present trends toward decentralization and the need for teacher empowerment through shared
This book, the first to focus exclusively on portfolio assessment, is practical, theoretical, and broad in scope, offering places to start rather than claiming to be definitive.
Restructuring Schools provides administrators, state policymakers, teachers, and other educators with an understanding of what can and cannot be achieved through particular restructuring efforts and o
In the field of educational administration there have been several years of active debate over how America's school systems are run. Contemporary educational administrators have been forced to reflect
Raymond Callahan's lively study exposes the alarming lengths to which school administrators went, particularly in the period from 1910 to 1930, in sacrificing educational goals to the demands of busin
