Real School Issues: Case Studies for Educators

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Real School Issues: Case Studies for Educators shares a series of application-based activities that highlight school issues and that are presented in each chapter with a case study, a brief literature review and guiding discussion questions, to be used with undergraduate and graduate students, and current educators. Across the globe, there are many unforeseen problems throughout our schools, such as issues in Curriculum and Instruction; Assessment and Testing; Classroom Management, Student Discipline and Campus Safety; Educator Ethical Issues; or Parents and Outside Stakeholders. This book uses researched based, problem-solving measures to help graduate and undergraduate students, as well as current educators, construct and develop potential solutions to these problems. The focus of this book is to be used as a tool to assisting learners to use researched based methods to assist them in problem solving real world problems in a theoretical, safe environment of the classroom where they can be lead and assisted by their colleagues, peers, and instructors.

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As an adjunct professor and public school administrator, this is must read. Real School Issues: Case Studies for Educators provides support and guidance to tackle concerns affecting schools today. The authors weave years of research within applied learning activities in a persuasive and engaging format. -- Debbie Cano, Director of Intervention, Denton ISD
Finally there is a publication that every administrator can use to prepare new teachers for real issues in today's classrooms. In REAL School Issues: Case Studies for Educators, the authors have hit a home run by putting together a wonderful collection of contemporary topics and case studies for preservice training. This is a book that every leader will want to add to their reference toolkit. -- Gary T. Ray, Associate Vice President for Enrollment & Marketing, Texas State University

Author Bio

LAURA TRUJILLO-JENKS is an assistant professor in the Department of Teacher Education at Texas Womans University, where she teaches courses in the Educational Leadership program. She is an associate editor for the Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership. REBECCA R. FREDRICKSON is an Associate Professor in the Department of Teacher Education at Texas Womans University where she teaches courses in Curriculum and Instruction