Case Studies on Educational Administration

Theodore J. Kowalski holds the Kuntz Family Chair in Educational Administration, an endowed professorship at the University of Dayton. A former school superintendent, he previously taught at Purdue University, Saint Louis University, and Ball State University, where he also served as dean of the Teachers College. Professor Kowalski is the author or co-author of 18 books and over 135 book chapters and journal articles. He has published in leading journals such as Educational Administration Quarterly, Phi Delta Kappan, Leadership and Policy in Schools, and Planning and Changing. He also is editor of the Journal of School Public Relations and serves on the editorial boards of two other professional journals.

• PrefaceMatrixIntroduction1 Who Needs Lesson Plans?2 Who Should Create the School’s Vision?3 A Bully’s Threat4 Lounge Talk5 The Career Center’s Revolving Door6 Let the Committee Decide7 Old School Culture and a New Principal8 School Improvement through Better Grading Practices9 Sally’s Socialization10 A Matter of Honor11 Individualizing Staff Development12 Break the Rules and Pay the Price13 An Ambitious Assistant Principal14 Let’s Get Strategic15 Even on Saturdays16 Appropriate Punishment versus Political Expediency17 The Passive Principal18 A Disillusioned Assistant Principal19 Who Needs Career-Technical Education?20 Illegal Drugs, In-School Suspension, and the Novice Principal21 Let’s Not Rap22 Is the Devil Teaching Spelling?23 The Dark Side of Decentralization24 The Maverick School Board Member