Theodore Kowalski, Thomas J. Lasley

Handbook of Data-Based Decision Making in Education (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This forty-two chapter Handbook will be a major contribution to the literature of education. It will be a comprehensive, cross-disciplinary, research-based, and practice-based resource that all educators can turn to as a guide to data-based decision making.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 512
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. April 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135890841
• Artikelnr.: 42983689

Autorenporträt

Theodore J. Kowalski is professor and the Kuntz Family Chair in Educational Administration at the University of Dayton. A former superintendent and college of education dean, he is the editor of the Journal of School Public Relations, serves on the editorial boards of two other journals, and is the author of over 150 professional publications including 31 books. His most recent books are Effective Communication for School Administrators (2007), Case Studies on Educational Administration (5th ed., 2008), School Public Relations (4th ed., 2008), and Data-Driven Decisions and School Leadership (2008).
Thomas J. Lasley II is Dean, School of Education and Allied Professions at the University of Dayton. He has published in excess of 70 articles in professional journals and has authored or co-authored 11 books. He has served on a variety of regional and state level education commissions and boards including the Governor's Commission on Teaching Success and the Ohio Board of Regents' Planning and Accountability Committee. He co-founded the Dayton Early College Academy, a unique educational partnership between the University of Dayton and the Dayton Public Schools and is co-chair of the Teacher Quality Partnership.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I Theoretical and Practical Perspectives; Chapter 1 Evidence and Decision Making in Professions
Theodore J. Kowalski; Chapter 2 Ethics Based Decision Making by Educational Leaders
Paul T. Begley; Chapter 3 Legal Dimensions of Using Employee and Student Data to Make Decisions
R. Lance Potter
Jacqueline A. Stefkovich; Chapter 4 The Role of Private Firms in Data-Based Decision Making
Patricia Burch
Tracy Hayes; Chapter 5 The No Child Left Behind Act
Timothy R. Konold
James M. Kauffman; Part II Building Support for Data-Based Decisions; Chapter 6 Preparing Educators to Effectively Use Student Data Systems
Jeffrey C. Wayman
Vincent Cho; Chapter 7 Accessing and Analyzing National Databases
Terrell Lamont Strayhorn; Chapter 8 Developing and Nurturing Resources for Effective Data-Driven Decision Making
Anthony G. Picciano; Chapter 9 Preparing Educators to Use Curriculum-Based Measurement
Robin S. Codding; Chapter 10 Principal Leadership
Data
and School Improvement
Michael A. Copland
Michael S. Knapp
Juli A. Swinnerton; Chapter 11 Building Data-Driven District Systems
Heather Zavadsky; Chapter 12 School System Strategies for Supporting Data Use
Amanda Datnow
Vicki Park; Chapter 13 Research on Teachers Using Data to Make Decisions
James Raths
Stephanie A. Kotch
Christine Carrino Gorowara; Chapter 14 Research and Evaluation on Data-Based Decisions in Education
Gregory J. Marchant
Sharon E. Paulson; Part III Data-Based Applications; Chapter 15 Using Data to Make Critical Choices
Thomas J. LasleyII; Chapter 16 Formative versus Summative Assessments as Measures of Student Learning
Robert J. Marzano; Chapter 17 Using Evidence to Support Administrative Decisions
Jane Hemsley-Brown; Chapter 18 Swimming in the Depths
Leanne R. Bettesworth
Julie Alonzo
Luke Duesbery; Chapter 19 Creative Decision-Making Strategies through Technology-Based Curriculum Tools
John Castellani
Deborah Carran; Chapter 20 Aggregating and Analyzing Classroom Achievement Data Supplemental to External Tests
John M. Burger
Brian Perry
Meghann Eagle; Chapter 21 Collaborative Inquiry and Data-Based Decision Making
Douglas Huffman
Kelli Thomas; Chapter 22 Evidential Reasoning and Decision Support in Assessment of Teacher Practice
Arthur M. Recesso
Sally J. Zepeda; Chapter 23 Data: The DNA of Politically Based Decision Making in Education
Bruce S. Cooper
John Sureau
Stephen Coffin; Chapter 24 Using Data to Assess School Culture
Theodore J. Kowalski
Tricia Browne-Ferrigno; Chapter 25 Data-Based Teacher Selection
I. Phillip Young; Chapter 26 Issues of Recruitment and Selection from a Data-Based Perspective
I. Phillip Young
Carol A. Mullen; Chapter 27 When Data are Insufficient to Make Group Decisions
Diane M. Dunlap
Renae E. Weber; Chapter 28 How NCLB has Affected the Practice of School District Superintendents
George J. Petersen
Larry L. Dlugosh;