Educational Administration Basics

Author: Wu Yan
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: This is a uniquely distinctive textbook on "Fundamentals of Educational Administration," where the editors place educational administration within the broader context of macro-management, setting it apart from existing textbooks. The introduction of postmodern and non-equilibrium system theories showcases future trends in educational administration, while the inclusion of topics such as school innovation management, school strategic management, and school knowledge management enriches its original scientific boundaries. Particularly noteworthy is the book's detailed description of numerous management tools, which can be used for self-assessment in school management or for research. In summary, I believe this is an excellent textbook on educational administration, beneficial for cultivating innovative educational management professionals needed in the new era and further refining the theoretical framework of innovative educational management.
— Professor and Doctoral Supervisor, School of Educational Administration, Beijing Normal University, Zhang Xing
This is a new textbook exploring the cutting-edge fields of school management, covering multiple hot topics such as the characteristics of educational administration in the new century, school strategic development, school organizational culture, school innovation management, school knowledge management, and school leadership. The book possesses a certain theoretical depth and forward-looking perspective. It adopts an international perspective to provide insights into foreign development trends, while research on domestic schools proposes issues with significant practical guidance. The book also includes multiple valuable school management questionnaires along with their complete data, allowing readers to use these questionnaires for self-assessment of their schools and to find improvement measures in the book. To stimulate readers' thinking and suit the learning needs of students in higher education majors, each chapter concludes with discussion questions for in-depth study and idea exploration. This book is suitable for educational administration researchers and managers at all levels of educational departments.