Dissertation Abstracts International


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Abstracts of dissertations available on microfilm or as xerographic reproductions.










Education, A-E


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Resources in Women's Educational Equity


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Literature cited in AGRICOLA, Dissertations abstracts international, ERIC, ABI/INFORM, MEDLARS, NTIS, Psychological abstracts, and Sociological abstracts. Selection focuses on education, legal aspects, career aspects, sex differences, lifestyle, and health. Common format (bibliographical information, descriptors, and abstracts) and ERIC subject terms used throughout. Contains order information. Subject, author indexes.













Personnel Administration in Education


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Focusing on personnel administration in education, this text covers fiscal management, curriculum development, physical plant management and employee supervision. It also discusses ethical issues, such as sexual harassment, AIDS in the workplace and rising healthcare costs.




District Leadership That Works


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Bridge the great divide between distanced administrative duties and daily classroom impact. This book introduces a top-down power mechanism called defined autonomy, a concept that focuses on district-defined, nonnegotiable, common goals and a system of accountability supported by assessment tools. Defined autonomy creates an effective balance of centralized direction and individualized empowerment that allows building-level staff the stylistic freedom to respond quickly and effectively to student failure.