Educational Governance and Administration (6th Edition)

The sixth edition of Educational Governance and Administration provides aclear and comprehensive introduction to school finance issues and schools as political systems.Its case-based approach,descriptive studies of how schools work, and broad look at the historical, political, social contexts that make up this area of study make thisbook a valuable tool forevery aspiring educator, policymaker,and citizen looking for an overview of the current American educational system.

Educational Governance and Administrationexamines administrative practices with a critical eye and provides a balanced overview of the development of educational administration, taking into account the roles of teachers, students, principals, and superintendents.Extensively revised, thesixth edition contains a completely updated andcomprehensive discussion ofpolicy and policy making,as well as the financial and legal challenges that school leaders face. It exploresthe expanding role of the government in education and leadership, how schools work as political systems, and how administrators balancelocal, state, and federalinfluences.This extensively revisedSixth Edition contains a completely updated and comprehensive discussion of policy and policy making,as well as the financial and legal challenges that school leaders face.