Educational Administration: Theory, Research and Practice - Eighth Edition Wayne K. Hoy, Cecil G. Miskel […] New to the Eighth Edition • New Knowledge. More than 150 new citations were added and about the same number eliminated in this edition as we bring administrators and prospective administrators the most current information, but we also make a special effort to keep the classic analyses of such giants in the field as Weber, Blau, Gouldner, Etzioni, Skinner, Vygotsky, Piaget, Mintzberg, Dewey, March, and Simon, to mention just a few. • Expanded coverage of Learning and Teaching. Chapter 2 summarizes the latest theory and research on teaching and learning, one of the few educational administration books that deals with these central functions of schooling. • New Chapter on Decision Making and Empowerment. Decision making has been expanded to include two chapters: Chapter 9 focuses on individual decision-making models whereas a new Chapter 10 deals with group decision making, participation, and teacher empowerment. • Expanded Features. Each chapter now includes a new section, Test Yourself, to review the key concepts, an annotated set of Suggested Readings to broaden perspectives, and a Portfolio Exercise, which is linked to the Leadership Standards. These new features supplement the TIP application questions, A Case for Leadership (an authentic and challenging problem of practice), and a Key Assumptions and Principles summary feature. All features are designed to help students confirm and apply what they learn. Features • Preview. at the beginning of each chapter… a brief outline of the key points to be covered in that chapter. • Theory into Practice (TIP). Exercises to make the book more practical and user-friendly have been added to this edition. • A Case for Leadership Each chapter includes a real case to challenge students to apply the ideas and concepts developed in the chapter and to demonstrate their leadership initiative . • Conclusion A brief summary reinforces the major ideas and conclusions of each chapter. • Key Concepts … • Test Yourself. A test of the key concepts is provided at the conclusion of each chapter. […]