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Thomas, Nancy L., Ed. – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2011
What needs to be done to strengthen U.S. democracy, to make it work the way it should? Each generation of Americans asks some version of this question, but this book offers an answer that recognizes the heightened urgency and hopefulness in the way individuals are asking the question today. At the heart of the debate is a conviction that…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Academic Freedom, Democracy, Governance
Fiore, Douglas J. – Eye on Education, 2009
Organized around the ISLLC standards, this text introduces students to the concepts and theories of educational leadership. The new edition adds coverage of such topics as data usage, ethics, innovative hiring practices, and student discipline. Appearing in the second edition are chapter-ending sections called "Point-Counterpoint" which prompt…
Descriptors: Discipline, Ethics, Human Resources, Instructional Leadership
Strike, Kenneth A. – Corwin Press, 2006
Discover the link between ethical leadership and successful educational communities! In an age of accountability and transparency, principals are held responsible for everything from test scores to school finances. Because of this increased accountability, school leaders must regularly confront difficult ethical dilemmas. This book teaches…
Descriptors: Leadership, Principals, Democracy, Accountability
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Macdonald, James B.; Purpel, David E. – Journal of Curriculum and Supervision, 1987
Examines alternatives to the technical orientation of the Ralph Tyler rationale of curriculum planning. Emphasizes the fact that the language and processes of curriculum planning are embedded in metaphysical, philosophical, and moral concerns. Advocates using religious metaphors in models of curriculum planning and discusses how planners' values…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Values, Beliefs, Cognitive Structures, Curriculum Development
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Rogachev, S. – Russian Education and Society, 1992
Asserts that the process of democratization in Russia requires restructuring all spheres of society, including public education. Describes efforts to bring democratic practices to school administration and encourage individual autonomy to primary-level teachers through inservice education. (CFR)
Descriptors: Communism, Decision Making, Democratic Values, Educational Administration
Delors, Jacques – 1993
In this speech to the members of the general conference of UNESCO, the chairman of the International Commission on Education for the Twenty-First Century describes the progress of the Commission's work. The chairman discusses education and the challenges of the world as it enters the 21st century. Changes mentioned include the rapid pace of…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Economic Development, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
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Brown, Pamela U. – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 2005
This chapter will explore the "shadow curriculum" (a term used by those who question the assumption that direct selling to students who are compelled to attend school is questionable on several levels--ethical, moral, and democratic) and its connection to media literacy. The author first summarizes the kinds of marketing in schools that…
Descriptors: Television Viewing, Marketing, Decision Making, Corporations