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For graduate level Law and Ethics courses in Educational Leadership Programs   A user-friendly, coherent look at the study of legal issues in a real-world, problem-based approach that emphasises the knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed for successful PK-12 leadership   In this real world, problem-based approach to law and ethics in educational leadership, the author emphasises the knowledge, skills, and dispositions today’s educators need to be successful leaders. In a user-friendly, coherent approach to the study of legal issues, how changes in law and society impact decision, and how to apply ethical frameworks to future decision-making, David Stader encourages candidates to analyse, evaluate, and synthesise legal knowledge and ethical frameworks and then present their own views in a logical, coherent manner.  

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Author:   David Stader
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Pearson
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.80cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.20cm
Weight:   0.380kg
ISBN:  

9780132685870

ISBN 10:   0132685876
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   07 March 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1: The Importance of Ethical and Legal Decision Making CHAPTER 2: Legal Bodies Governing Education CHAPTER 3: Education, Religion, and Community Values CHAPTER 4: Student Privacy and First Amendment Rights CHAPTER 5: Due Process and Safe Schools CHAPTER 6: Student Search CHAPTER 7: Equal Protection CHAPTER 8: Children with Disabilities CHAPTER 9: Tort Liability CHAPTER 10: Teacher Employment, Supervision, and Collective Bargaining  CHAPTER 11: Teacher Constitutional Law CHAPTER 12: Computers and the Internet CHAPTER 13: Law, Ethics, and Educational Leadership: Making the Connection APPENDIX A: Amendments to the Constitution of the United States of America GLOSSARY INDEX  

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Professor David L. Stader currently serves as Department Chair of Educational Leadership and Counseling at Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Before coming into higher education, David spent nineteen years as a high school principal in Missouri. His primary research interest considers how changes in law and society influence the decision-making of campus leaders. He is the author of two recent textbooks entitled Law and Ethics in Educational Leadership published by Allyn & Bacon in 2007 and A Leaders Guide for Safe Schools, published by Christopher-Gordon Publishers in 2011. In addition, David has published numerous articles specifically related to his primary research interest. Professor Stader holds an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from St. Louis University, St. Louis, Mo.   

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