A discussion of many of the dilemmas and problems facing school administrators. Topics include: conflicting beliefs regarding the fundamental purpose of school, administering racial and ethnic differences, and monetary incentives to reform teacher compensation. This contributed book uses the voices of academics around the world to explain these dilemmas. Possible solutions are also presented.

A discussion of many of the dilemmas and problems facing school administrators. Topics include: conflicting beliefs regarding the fundamental purpose of school, administering racial and ethnic differences, and monetary incentives to reform teacher compensation.

PrefaceUnderstanding Educational DilemmasReforming the Practice of Educational Administration Through Managing Dilemmas by Larry CubanManaging Dilemmas in Education: The Tightrope Walk of Strategic Choice in More Autonomous Institutions by Ron GlatterPersistent Dilemmas in Administrative Preparation and Practices in Underdeveloped and Developing Nations by Earle H. NewtonSocietal and Ethical Dilemmas in School AdministrationAdministering for Diversity: Dilemmas in Multi-Ethnic Schools by James Ryan and Rouleen WignallSuspended Morality and the Denial of Ethics: How Value Relativism Muddles the Distinction Between Right and Wrong in Administrative Decisions by Elizabeth CampbellImagination and Character in Educational Administration by Susan SydorOrganizational Dilemmas in School AdministrationMonetary Incentives and the Reform of Teacher Compensation: A Persistent Organizational Dilemma by Stephen L. JacobsonPerformance Related Pay and Professional Development by Harry TomlinsonEquity and Efficiency: Tensions in School-Based Management in England and Wales by Tim SimkinsRole Dilemmas of School LeadersPrincipals' Dilemmas: Intra-Organizational Demands and Environmental Boundary Spanning Activities by Jack Y. L. LamNew Principals' Experiences with Leadership: Crossing the Cultural Boundary by Robert B. MacMillanDilemmas of Exercising Political Leadership in Educational Policy Change by Hanne B. MawhinneyDilemmas in the Preparation and Professional Development of School AdministratorsProblem-Based Learning as an Approach to the Professional Development of School Leaders: A Case Study by Brigid Limerick and Frank CrowtherBoundary Mentoring: A Solution to the Persistent Dilemma of How to Educate School Administrators? by Angela Thody and Lee CrystalThe Need for Mentoring in a Developing Country by Morkel Erasmus and Philip C. Van der WesthuizenDilemmas of Shared Leadership in Decentralized SchoolsReframing Educational Leadership in the Perspective of Dilemmas by Jorunn MøllerDevolution and the Changing Role of the Principal: Dilemmas and a Research Agenda by Robert D. Connors and Fenton G. SharpeKnowledge-in-Use: Reconceptualizing School Leaders' Use of Knowledge for Decision-Making by Robert B. StevensonReferencesIndex