Educational administration

Wayne K. Hoy, Cecil G Miskel

"The leading text in its field, the fifth edition continues its mission of providing a comprehensive synthesis of theory and research in organizational behavior as it applies to the practice of educational administration. Key features carried over from previous editions include the following: Social systems framework - the social systems model, which is used to synthesize and integrate the theories, research, and practical applications, has been streamlined and simplified in this edition. It now incorporates four critical elements of organizational life (the structural, individual, cultural, and political) as well as four administrative processes (deciding, motivating, communicating, and leading). Chapter structure - each chapter begins with a theoretical analysis of some critical aspect of administration, then examines the empirical research on the subject, and concludes with...

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