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Publication date: 1 February 1972

JAMES F. MCNAMARA

This paper is devoted to the topic of how mathematics might be more efficiently used in educational administration. The position taken here is that mathematics is a branch of…

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This paper is devoted to the topic of how mathematics might be more efficiently used in educational administration. The position taken here is that mathematics is a branch of philosophy whose subject matter is a set of abstract entities and identified operational rules. It is a vocabulary of symbols that can be used to label objects and, more importantly, a set of grammatical rules for using the vocabulary. The paper begins with a review of some recent developments reported in the social science literature on the uses of mathematics in political science, sociology and economics, and ends with some illustrations of how these developments could lead to similar applications in both the practice and theory domains of educational administration.

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Journal of Educational Administration, vol. 10 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0957-8234

Article
Publication date: 1 January 1975

A. ROSS THOMAS

The award of a Commonwealth Visiting Fellowship enabled the writer to investigate preparation programmes for educational administrators in twelve prominent Canadian universities…

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The award of a Commonwealth Visiting Fellowship enabled the writer to investigate preparation programmes for educational administrators in twelve prominent Canadian universities. Interviews with professors, students and practising administrators, participation in lectures, seminars and assessment procedures provided the basis for the writer's impressions. An analysis of pre‐Master's, Master's and doctoral programmes revealed that, in general, students must select courses from (i) organization and administration theory, (ii) educational personnel supervision, (iii) education in Canada and (iv) a series of options. Evidence of a combination of discipline, theory, problems and career‐based approaches was found in most programmes. The writer argues that Canadian professors of educational administration are (i) anxious to improve the quality of the courses offered and grappling with the problem of programme relevance, (ii) not generally concerned with teaching as a skill and restricted in methods used, particularly simulations, (iii) somewhat insular in outlook and (prior to the establishment of CASEA) lacking an adequate means of inter‐departmental communication. Future developments in the preparation of educational administrators are foreshadowed by the writer.

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Journal of Educational Administration, vol. 13 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0957-8234

Article
Publication date: 1 January 1993

Neil Johnson

Suggests that educators in Australia are displaying a growinginterest in graduate instruction in educational administration. Examinesissues that are central to making courses…

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Suggests that educators in Australia are displaying a growing interest in graduate instruction in educational administration. Examines issues that are central to making courses relevant, stimulating and appealing for educational administrators today using the review of one Master′s degree course as an illustration. Discusses the need to review courses, then considers decisions about the primary instructional focus, the educational clientele, neglected content areas, experiential components and flexible modes of attendance. Proposes teaching arrangements that add diversity and relevance to curricula, including the design of subjects in conjunction with local education authorities, lecturing by expert managers, and reliance on part‐time and visiting appointments. Presents continuing education as a further responsibility of educational administration departments. Advocates course promotion and ongoing contact with the profession and advances some strategies. Cautions, however, against innovations designed only to capture additional enrolments and funding.

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Journal of Educational Administration, vol. 31 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0957-8234

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Article
Publication date: 1 February 1993

M. Innes‐Brown

An extract from a book manuscript highlighting the specificchallenge which Greenfield posed to established thinking. Discusses howthe study of education administration has been…

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An extract from a book manuscript highlighting the specific challenge which Greenfield posed to established thinking. Discusses how the study of education administration has been characterized by attempts to develop a theory which describes, explains and predicts administrative behaviour within the school context. Assesses the contribution of the “theory movement” and Kuhnian concepts; the movement of research towards finding a phenomological alternative to explain administrative behaviour; and the development of interpretive approaches which look towards subjects such as the humanities for a possible solution. In the light of this background discusses in depth the contribution made by T.B. Greenfield to the debate and considers the viability of an interpretive alternative.

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International Journal of Educational Management, vol. 7 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0951-354X

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Book part
Publication date: 23 August 2021

Waheed Hammad and Aisha Salim Ali Al-Harthi

In a global context characterised by a growing recognition of the role that educational leaders play in ensuring school effectiveness and the consequent need to design effective…

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In a global context characterised by a growing recognition of the role that educational leaders play in ensuring school effectiveness and the consequent need to design effective leadership preparation programmes, many educational leadership preparation providers around the world have borrowed international standards and frameworks in order to guide their programmes and assure their quality. This trend has been on the rise as a response to globalisation pressures and a growing interest in acquiring international recognition through accreditation agencies. However, this raises important questions about the potential repercussion of using foreign, mainly Western, frameworks to develop or assess national leadership preparation provision. Evidence from relevant literature indicates that these frameworks, when applied to local contexts, need to take contextual factors into account. In this chapter, we engage with existing literature in relation to leadership preparation, internationalisation and professional standards to reflect on our experience of using international standards to develop the Masters in Educational Administration programme offered by Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) in Oman. We hope to contribute to existing internationalisation literature by providing a different perspective on educational administration and leadership preparation from a non-Western tradition, thereby expanding the understanding of meaningful leadership preparation in general.

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Internationalisation of Educational Administration and Leadership Curriculum
Type: Book
ISBN: 978-1-83909-865-9

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Publication date: 15 August 2019

Gerald Dunning and Tony Elliott

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Making Sense of Problems in Primary Headship
Type: Book
ISBN: 978-1-78973-904-6

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Publication date: 8 September 2020

Izhak Berkovich

The practice of theory borrowing from other research fields is common in interdisciplinary and applied research. Nevertheless, educational administration researchers seldom…

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Purpose

The practice of theory borrowing from other research fields is common in interdisciplinary and applied research. Nevertheless, educational administration researchers seldom discuss this phenomenon and its complexities in depth.

Design/methodology/approach

This essay provides an overview of what has been written about the practice of theory borrowing.

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After presenting the criticism on misusing theory borrowing, it outlines several recommendations to improve theory borrowing in education administration research by domesticating it through conceptual blending.

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The purpose of this essay is to motivate educational administration scholars to reflect on the practice of theory borrowing. The guidelines offered here for promoting conceptual blending serve as a middle ground for mitigating a key problem of theory borrowing.

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Journal of Educational Administration, vol. 58 no. 6
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0957-8234

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Article
Publication date: 1 January 1987

DONALD J. WILLOWER

Some trends in thought and research over the past 25 years in educational administration are explored. Then some suggestions concerning work that could become part of the research…

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Some trends in thought and research over the past 25 years in educational administration are explored. Then some suggestions concerning work that could become part of the research agenda during the next 25 years are presented.

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Journal of Educational Administration, vol. 25 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0957-8234

Article
Publication date: 1 December 2001

Spencer J. Maxcy

Examines the coherentist project for educational administration of professors Colin Evers and Gabriele Lakomski from a critical and pragmatic perspective. It is argued that Evers…

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Examines the coherentist project for educational administration of professors Colin Evers and Gabriele Lakomski from a critical and pragmatic perspective. It is argued that Evers and Lakomski really have three projects going: the first project seeks to ground coherence as a solution to the problems of educational administration research upon the history of educational administration inquiry philosophies since the Second World War. The second project attempts to justify the worth of coherency as a research philosophy upon purely logical grounds. A third, and most recent, (practical) project draws upon evidence from leadership practice to prove coherentism’s usefulness for school administration. Concludes that, rather than supporting their post‐positivist philosophic underpinnings, Evers and Lakomski’s third project finds them moving toward a raw pragmatism. Also concludes that coherentism is best redescribed from a pragmatic aesthetic perspective, a point of view that provides a potentially more meaningful way of understanding the relationship of coherentist theorizing and leadership action in contemporary schooling.

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Journal of Educational Administration, vol. 39 no. 6
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0957-8234

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Article
Publication date: 1 January 1975

J.L. EWING

In August 1975, the Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration will be five years old. In furtherance of its seven‐fold objectives CCEA has formulated and embarked on a…

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In August 1975, the Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration will be five years old. In furtherance of its seven‐fold objectives CCEA has formulated and embarked on a publications programme, organized conferences and seminar/ workshops at which the principles and practice of educational administration were discussed, encouraged the foundation of affiliated groups of educational administrators in Commonwealth countries, carried out its first survey of aspects of educational administration within the Commonwealth, and arranged visits of specialists among countries. Recently its constitution was approved thus enabling CCEA to extent its activities further within the guidelines developed during its first quinquennium.

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Journal of Educational Administration, vol. 13 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0957-8234

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