| In any organization it is people that make the | | | | what I liked most about this book: |
| difference and one good example of this is in our | | | | This book has a history section that explains the |
| educational system. A school district or even a | | | | public education from the early 1900s to the |
| single school needs to work on getting the right | | | | present and lets you see the progression of |
| team in place, as this is the key to education. This | | | | leadership strategies in public administration. It |
| is why it is recommended that administers of | | | | explains the laws and how they have shaped how |
| education should study human resources and | | | | things are done today. It talks about motivation |
| understand what it takes to run a large | | | | and measuring performance. It discusses the life |
| organization. | | | | cycles of schools and the reality of shifts in |
| If you are involved in education administration, | | | | demographics. |
| then I'd like to recommend a book that you need | | | | This book explains how to deal with collective |
| on your bookshelf and you need to be well | | | | negotiation and teachers unions, without these |
| acquainted with. This is not the type of book you | | | | stressful talks or discussions disrupting education in |
| wish to read cover to cover, but rather a | | | | the classroom. There is a huge section on the |
| reference Manual so to speak when dealing with | | | | legal aspects of public school personnel |
| people in the often the emotional world of public | | | | administration, evaluating performance and |
| education; | | | | maximizing human resources. There is also a large |
| "Personal Administration in Education; New Issues | | | | section on the implementation of technology into |
| & New Needs in Human Resource | | | | the classroom and the wave of the future. |
| Management" by L. Dean Webb, John T. Greer, | | | | Although this book was written in 1987 many of |
| Paul A. Montello and M. Scott Norton; Merrill | | | | the future trends in human resources that were |
| Publishing, division of Bell and Howell Information | | | | projected forward are right on the money and |
| Company; Columbus, OH; Date: 1987 | | | | exactly what a school administrators are dealing |
| So, let me take a moment to discuss with you | | | | with today. So please consider this. |