
Thinking About Schools
As its title implies, this book has a deceptively simple mission: to prepare would-be school leaders to draw upon a variety of theoretical perspectives when thinking about schools and schooling. It shows how theories can function as cognitive tools to be mastered, carefully stored in one''s intellectual toolbox and used to interpret and resolve real world problems. Beneath this goal lies the belie...
As its title implies, this book has a deceptively simple mission: to prepare would-be school leaders to draw upon a variety of theoretical perspectives when thinking about schools and schooling. It shows how theories can function as cognitive tools to be mastered, carefully stored in one''s intellectual toolbox and used to interpret and resolve real world problems. Beneath this goal lies the belie...