Administering Special Education Programs: A Practical Guide for School Leaders / Edition 1

by Ellis A. Joseph

Overview

This book is designed to augment current educational administration preparation programs. It provides information absent from the textbooks most widely used in the preparation of general education administrators. It addresses both the knowledge base and the attitudinal perspective needed by school administrators to serve students with special education needs. Topics covered include: legal issues, the nature of diverse students, curriculum considerations, resource utilization, administration of programs and services, collaboration-based leadership, and a parental perspective on teaming. Case studies related to issues raised in chapters provide opportunity for problem solving and reflective thinking.

The book may be used as a resource throughout the educational administration preparation program. Faculty using this book need not be special education experts. This work provides an initial level of knowledge and awareness of special education issues and includes references for more in-depth investigations. Educational administration faculty who align the various chapters and case studies with course objectives and topics covered in their educational administration preparation program will be able to maximize the book's utility. The book will stimulate reasoned discussion among prospective school administrators in graduate level preparation programs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780897898706
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	10/30/2003
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	216
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.62(d)

About the Author

H. ROBERTA WEAVER is Associate Dean, School of Education and Allied Professions, University of Dayton.

MARY F. LANDERS is Director of Accreditation, School of Education and Allied Professions, University of Dayton.

THOMAS M. STEPHENS is Executive Director, School Study Council of Ohio.

ELLIS A. JOSEPH is Dean Emeritus, School of Education and Allied Professions, University of Dayton and Distinguished Service Professor.

Table of Contents

Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
What Do Building Administrators Need to Know About Special Education? by Thomas M. Stephens and Jon J. Nieberding
What Attitudes Do Building Administrators Need to Have Toward Special Education? by H. Roberta Weaver and Mary F. Landers
Legal Issues in Special Eduacation by Charles J. Russo and Allan G. Osborne Jr.
Nature of Diverse Populations by Beverly A. Tillman and Carolyn Talbert Johnson
Curriculum Considerations by Timothy E. Heron, Yvonne L. Goddard, and Matthew J. Tincani
Administration of Programs and Services by Stephen B. Richards and Stephen C. Russell
Resource Utilization by Kevin L. Bright
Collaborative-Based Leadership by Bridgie A. Ford and Susan Clark
A Parental Perspective on Teaming by Margaret Burley
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