Preface xi
CHAPTER 1 The School as a Social System 1
CHAPTER 2 The Technical Core: Learning and Teaching 41
CHAPTER 3 Structure in Schools 89
CHAPTER 4 Individuals in Schools 135
CHAPTER 5 Culture and Climate in Schools 175
CHAPTER 6 Power and Politics in Schools 218
CHAPTER 7 External Environments of Schools 255
CHAPTER 8 School Effectiveness, Accountability, and Improvement 291
CHAPTER 9 Decision Making in Schools 324
CHAPTER 10 Shared Decision Making: Empowering Teachers 355
CHAPTER 11 Communication in Schools 379
CHAPTER 12 Leadership in Schools 417
CHAPTER 13 One Last Time: A Review of the School as a Social System 458
A Collection of Cases for Educational Leadership 474
Bibliography B-1
Name Index I-1
Subject Index I-7
