Educational administration : theory, research, and practice / Wayne K. Hoy, Cecil G. Miskel with C. John Tarter.

Machine generated contents note: Chapter 1: The School as a Social SystemChapter 2: The Technical Core: Learning and TeachingChapter 3: Structure in SchoolsChapter 4: Individuals in SchoolsChapter 5: Organizational Culture of SchoolsChapter 6: Organizational Climate of SchoolsChapter 7: Power and Politics in SchoolsChapter 8: External Environments and Accountability of SchoolsChapter 9: School EffectivenessChapter 10: Decision Making in SchoolsChapter 11: Shared Decision Making: Empowering TeachersChapter 12: Communication in SchoolsChapter 13: Leadership in SchoolsChapter 14: One Last Time: A Review of the School as a Social SystemA Collection of Cases for Educational LeadershipBibliographyName IndexSubject Index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The school as a social system -- The technical core: learning and teaching -- Structure in schools -- Individuals in schools -- Organizational culture of schools -- Organizational climate of schools -- Power and politics in schools -- External environments and accountability of schools -- School effectiveness -- Decision making in schools -- Shared decision making: empowering teachers -- Communication in schools -- Leadership in schools -- One last time: a review of the school as a social system.