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Expert problem solving : evidence from school and district leaders
- Title
- Expert problem solving : evidence from school and district leaders / Kenneth Leithwood and Rosanne Steinbach.
- Author
- Leithwood, Kenneth A.
- Publication
- Albany : State University of New York Press, ©1995.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book/Text | Use in library | LB2806 .L385 1995 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Steinbach, Rosanne, 1942-
- Description
- xiii, 366 pages; 24 cm.
- Series Statement
- SUNY series, educational leadership
- Uniform Title
- SUNY series in educational leadership
- Subject
- Educational leadership > United States
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- School management and organization > United States
- Educational leadership > Canada
- School management and organization > Canada
- Problem Solving
- Decision Making
- decision making
- 81.45 educational administration
- Decision making
- Educational leadership
- Problem solving
- School management and organization
- Problemlösen
- Schulverwaltung
- Onderwijsmanagement
- Probleemoplossing
- Schulverwaltung
- Canada
- United States
- USA
- USA
- Note
- "This research was funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and the Ontario Ministry of Education"--P. xiii.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-349) and indexes.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction -- 2. The School Administrators' World from a Problem-Solving Perspective -- 3. Principals' Individual Problem-Solving Processes -- 4. Superintendents' Individual Problem-Solving Processes -- 5. Processes Used by Expert and Typical Principals to Solve Problems in Groups -- 6. Processes Used by Expert Superintendents to Solve Problems in Groups -- 7. Problem Interpretation: How Administrators Classify and Manage Their Problems -- 8. The Nature and Role of Values in Administrators' Problem-Solving Processes -- 9. Cognitive Flexibility and Inflexibility in Principals' Problem Solving -- 10. Problem-Solving Expertise as an Explanation for Variations in Instructional Leadership -- 11. Total Quality Leadership: Expert Thinking plus Transformational Practice -- 12. Improving the Problem-Solving Expertise of School Administrators -- 13. Concluding Thoughts.
- ISBN
- 0791421074
- 9780791421079
- 0791421082
- 9780791421086
- LCCN
- 93042686
- OCLC
- ocm29429988
- 29429988
- SCSB-2041717
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library