Drawing on historical research, this paper draws attention to Dewey's oft-neglected, but no less brilliant work published in 1929, The Sources of a Science of Education. Dewey's critique of efforts in his day to seek "quick-fixes" to practical educational and curricular issues by employing premature scientific investigations and findings has…

Where should public school leaders be trained to become principals, supervisors, and superintendents? Traditionally, schools of education in universities have been responsible for training school administrators. This notion has been challenged by those advocating alternative choices for administrators in schools. Thus, the business and military…

Amid today's heightened attention on student achievement, school boards find their responsibilities intensified and transformed. In this age of accountability, all school boards need to consider how best to maintain a focus on student achievement and promote it through district and school policies. "The Essential School Board Book" answers this…

The paper uses a gendered and feminist perspective to explore some dimensions of the debate about excellence and diversity in relation to the leadership and management of UK universities. The paper considers the extent to which notions about excellence and diversity are in tension in UK higher education and how understandings, underpinning values…

Following the theory of situated cognition as proposed by Brown, Collins, and Duguid (1998), this research project tapped into the contextual knowledge of experienced administrators of online programs. Draft principles of financial sustainability for online programs were developed by an initial team of experienced online educators and then…

In recent years, strategic management concepts seem to be gaining greater attention from the academicians and the practitioner's alike. Balanced Scorecard (BSC) concept is one such management concepts that has spread in worldwide business and consulting communities. The BSC translates mission and vision statements into a comprehensive set of…

Suggestions for conducting an instructional game or simulation. (Author)

Seven principles are presented that can serve as guides to school principals. (RC)

Suggests that the origins of the business management syndrome'' in popular education are to be found in two distinct yet not unrelated developments of the 19th century -- the success and consequent prestige of the early factory system, and the growing acceptance in the English speaking world of utilitarian ethical theory as it related to the…

Traces the strictly American" usage of gavel" to mean an emblem of authority for a presiding officer of a parliamentary assembly." (Author/RD)

Compares team administration to team teaching, indicating that team principalships are superior to self contained principalships. (JF)

A task force of Massachusetts corporation executives and managers evaluates and comments on business practices in that State's public school system. (JF)