| Expert Problem Solving: Evidence from School and District Leaders Contributor(s): Leithwood, Kenneth (Author), Steinbach, Rosanne (Author) |
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ISBN: 0791421074 ISBN-13: 9780791421079 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 1994 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Administration - General |
| Dewey: 371.200 |
| LCCN: 93042686 |
| Series: SUNY Series, Educational Leadership |
| Physical Information: 366 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book presents a series of related empirical studies about the thinking and problem solving processes of expert educational leaders. It describes the nature of expert thinking and provides substantial explanations for the cognitive processes associated with expert thinking. Differences in the thinking and problem solving of male and female; novice and experienced; elementary, secondary, district administrators are all explored. In addition, the book provides a glimpse of the school administrator's world from a problem solving perspective and clarifies the kinds of experiences that give rise to expert thinking. |