Casebook for School Leaders, A: Linking the ISLLC Standards to Effective Practice, 3/E by Karen L. Hanson	List Price: $32.60
For those pursuing a career in educational administration the third edition of this text offers a unique opportunity to engage in case analysis. Introducing 44 cases that represent real-life situations in today’s schools readers are provided with a case analysis framework to use as a tool for analyzing the cases and resolving problem(s) presented in each case.   New to this Edition:   Developing Your Leadership Expertise activities provide readers with the opportunity to practice applying chapter content to the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) standards. Five new cases have been added addressing issues such as separation of church and state, personal leadership development, No Child Left Behind, fundraising, and leadership attributes. Questions to Research and Consider have been revised to scaffold readers learning, including higher order thinking questions and inquiry-based activities. Hallmark features:   ISLLC Matrix–located on the inside front cover correlates the subject matter in the cases with the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) model standards. A case analysis framework is introduced and applied to each case providing a tool for systematically processing the case information, categorizing the data, summarizing the material, and locating a root cause. Suggested reading list located at the back of the text provides additional references for research and information that applies to each case topic. INTRODUCTION   The Context   The Cases   The Purpose   Hanson's Case Analysis Framework CASE 1:  Is There a Nurse in the House? CASE 2:  Out of Africa, A Child is Born CASE 3:  Can't We Work This Out? CASE 4:  Mistake in Identity CASE 5:  The Cost of No Child Left Behind CASE 6:   An Unwise Decision CASE 7:  Lice Aren't Nice:  Parents Can Be Worse CASE 8:  Golden Oldies CASE 9:  Voucher as the Voice of the People CASE 10:  To Be or Not to Be the Substitute CASE 11:  Mrs. Bumble and her Band of Busybodies CASE 12:  Caught in the Web CASE 13:  The Bible and Mrs. Wright CASE 14:  Tolerance Test for Rancho CASE 15:  Cultural Clash and Curriculum Chaos CASE 16:  Reclaiming Rose Place CASE 17:  May the Best Clerk Win CASE 18:  No Matter Why, It Isn't Working CASE 19:  The Parent Who Ran Away with the Child CASE 20:  An Educational Leader's Legacy CASE 21:  When Students Take Matters into Their Own Hands CASE 22:  In the Wrong Place at the Wrong Time CASE 23:  The Best of Friends at the Worst of Times CASE 24:  From Rookie to Reality CASE 25:  To Brian, In His Memory CASE 26:  The Gatekeeper CASE 27:  A Question of Balance CASE 28:  Got Lunch? CASE 29:  When Diplomacy Fails CASE 30:  The Custodian from Hell CASE 31:  The Hip Club Ain't Happening CASE 32:  Measuring Success Meets the Press CASE 33:  Before You Go, There Is One More Thing You Need to Know CASE 34:  When East Meets West CASE 35:  Quick to Accuse CASE 36:  To Keep or Not to Keep Samantha CASE 37:  The Budget Debacle CASE 38:  When A Student's Rights Are Wronged CASE 39:  A Time to Reflect CASE 40:  Here Today and Gone Tomorrow CASE 41:  There's a New Gal in Town CASE 42:  One Bill, One Budget CASE 43:  Whose Problem Is It Anyway? CASE 44:  A Slip on Candy, Not too Dancy SUGGESTED READINGS INDEX
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