School Administration

STEPHEN L. JACOBSON is Associate Professor of Educational Organization, Administration and Policy at SUNY Buffalo.EDWARD S. HICKCOX is Professor of Educational Administration at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.ROBERT B. STEVENSON is Associate Professor of Educational Organization, Administration and Policy at SUNY Buffalo.

• Preface Understanding Educational Dilemmas Reforming the Practice of Educational Administration Through Managing Dilemmas by Larry Cuban Managing Dilemmas in Education: The Tightrope Walk of Strategic Choice in More Autonomous Institutions by Ron Glatter Persistent Dilemmas in Administrative Preparation and Practices in Underdeveloped and Developing Nations by Earle H. Newton Societal and Ethical Dilemmas in School Administration Administering for Diversity: Dilemmas in Multi-Ethnic Schools by James Ryan and Rouleen Wignall Suspended Morality and the Denial of Ethics: How Value Relativism Muddles the Distinction Between Right and Wrong in Administrative Decisions by Elizabeth Campbell Imagination and Character in Educational Administration by Susan Sydor Organizational Dilemmas in School Administration Monetary Incentives and the Reform of Teacher Compensation: A Persistent Organizational Dilemma by Stephen L. Jacobson Performance Related Pay and Professional Development by Harry Tomlinson Equity and Efficiency: Tensions in School-Based Management in England and Wales by Tim Simkins Role Dilemmas of School Leaders Principals' Dilemmas: Intra-Organizational Demands and Environmental Boundary Spanning Activities by Jack Y. L. Lam New Principals' Experiences with Leadership: Crossing the Cultural Boundary by Robert B. MacMillan Dilemmas of Exercising Political Leadership in Educational Policy Change by Hanne B. Mawhinney Dilemmas in the Preparation and Professional Development of School Administrators Problem-Based Learning as an Approach to the Professional Development of School Leaders: A Case Study by Brigid Limerick and Frank Crowther Boundary Mentoring: A Solution to the Persistent Dilemma of How to Educate School Administrators? by Angela Thody and Lee Crystal The Need for Mentoring in a Developing Country by Morkel Erasmus and Philip C. Van der Westhuizen Dilemmas of Shared Leadership in Decentralized Schools Reframing Educational Leadership in the Perspective of Dilemmas by Jorunn Moller Devolution and the Changing Role of the Principal: Dilemmas and a Research Agenda by Robert D. Connors and Fenton G. Sharpe Knowledge-in-Use: Reconceptualizing School Leaders' Use of Knowledge for Decision-Making by Robert B. Stevenson References Index