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Educational Leadership & Higher Education: Textbooks & Helpful Resources

A guide to Library resources for Distance Education Leadership Students.

Course Textbook Titles

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Course Number Book Title  Author Year
CEDA 601 American School Reform: What Works, What Fails, and Why Joseph P. McDonald and the Cities and Schools Research Group 2014
CEDA 610 SuperVision & Instructional Leadership: A Developmental Approach, 10th Ed. Carl D. Glickman, Stephen P. Gordon & Jovita M. Ross-Gordon 2017
CEDA 620 The One Best System: A History of American Urban Education  David B. Tyack 1974
CEDA 620 The Truly Disadvantaged: The Inner City, The Underclass and Public Policy, 2nd Ed. William Julius Wilson 2012
CHED 600 How to run a college: A practical guide for trustees, faculty, administrators and policymakers Mitchell, B. C. & King, W. J 2018
Locus of authority: The evolution of faculty roles in the governance of higher education Bowen, W. G. & Tobin, E. M.  2015
CHED 610 A history of American higher education 3rd Ed John R. Thelin 2019
American higher education in the 21st century: Social, political and economic challenges 4th Ed. Michael N. Bastedo, Phillip G. Altbach & Patricia J. Gumport 2016
CHED 630 Strategic planning for nonprofit organizations: A practical guide for dynamic times, 3rd ed.   Allison, Michael and Jude Kaye.  2015
CHED 699 Research design: Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Methods Approaches, 5th Ed. John W. Creswell and J. David Creswell  2017
CHED 700 How Colleges Work: The Cybernetics of Academic Organization and Leadership Robert Birnbaum 1991
The Organization of Higher Education: Managing Colleges for a New Era Michael N. Bastedo 2012
Case Studies in Higher Education Leadership and Management: An Instructional Tool Andrew F. Hall and Chelsea Bailey Shea Eds. 2011
CHED 720 The States and Public Higher Education Policy: Affordability, Access and Accountability, 2nd Ed. Donald P. Heller, Editor 2011
Public Policy and Higher Education: Reframing Strategies for Preparation, Access and Success Edward P. St. John, Nathan Daun-Barnett & Karen M. Moronski-Chapman 2012

Books Recommended in CAU Dissertation Manual

Writing the Winning Dissertation: A Step-By-Step Guide by Randy Joyner, William A. Rouse & Allan A. Glatthorn (2018)

Dissertations and Theses from Start to Finish: Psychology and Related Fields, 3rd Ed.  by Deborah Bell, Sharon L. Foster & John D. Cone (2019)

Secrets for a Successful Dissertation by Jacqueline Fitzpatrick, Jan Secrist & Debra J. Wright (1998)

Guide to the Successful Thesis and Dissertation by James E. Mauch & Namgi Park (2003)

Proposals that Work: A Guide for Planning Dissertations and Grant Proposals, 6th Ed. by Lawrence Locke, Waneen Wyrick Spirduso & Stephen J. Silverman (2013)