In the first edition of The Administration and Supervision of Special Programs in Education (2001), Gwen Schroth and Mark Littleton wrote:
Schools of today are more sophisticated and offer a vaster array of programs than ever before. A single individual is unlikely to possess a complete understanding of every program that is delivered in the typical public school. The Administration and Supervision of Special Programs in Education is designed to provide school personnel – particularly school administrators and teachers who share in the leadership of the school – with the necessary knowledge base and concepts needed to successfully manage the various school programs. (p. iii)
Though written nearly twenty years ago, this same paragraph applies to the public schools of today. Each year schools become more complex, are given added responsibilities in a variety of areas-existing and new, wait anxiously to learn of the new rules and regulations promulgated at the local, state and national levels of government, and anticipate that funding will be the same or less though the expectations for performance have increased.
The Fourth Edition of The Administration & Supervision of Special Programs in Education (2020) is also designed to school leaders (administrators and teachers) an overview of many of the programs and services operating in most schools today. This edition has updated chapters that were included in previous editions and has added a few new ones. Every chapter is set up with chapter objectives, a scenario related to the chapter content, where appropriate, a history of the program, legal, financial and policy information, and a section focused on how leaders can and should use the information presented. At the end of every chapter the reader is provided with questions for thought, a section listing additional resources (including some informative websites) and a complete reference list of the sources used in developing the chapter.
Resources that can be found online to supplement chapter information include T/F and Multiple-Choice Quizzes for each chapter, a PowerPoint of the major issues from each chapter, a few teaching strategies that can be used with groups. Whether doing an individualized study, prepping for an interview, teaching a graduate course or a school district academy for aspiring administration, this book offers a general comprehensive overview of special programs that might be encountered in a school or a focused look at a particular program with which you are unfamiliar.
- ISBN13 9781465202413
- Publish Date 13 August 2012 (first published 15 April 2005)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 24 March 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S.
- Edition 3rd Revised edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 292
- Language English