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Outcome Based Education: Critical Issues

1 review
William G. Spady

American Association of School Administrators, 1995

This book, and the ideas contained herein, are trash
The author obviously feels that man would be better off as a widget fed to industry. I never thought I would agree with the religious right until I read this book. Imagine my surprise when I started reading this and found it as bad as they said. The worst part is that Mr. Spady has had such an influence on education.

An Appeal to Objective Dialogue: A Response to Schlafly and LaHaye.: An article from: School Administrator
William G. Spady

American Association of School Administrators, 1994

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Paradigm Lost: Leading America Beyond Its Fear of Educational Change

2 reviews
William G. Spady

ScarecrowEducation, 1998

Essential reading for everyone interested in OBE.
Throughout the world, outcome-based education has many supporters and many critics, most of whom will agree that Spady is the most significant contributer to this aspect of educational theory and practice. In the first part of his latest book, Spady traces the development of his ideas on OBE. He then very frankly discusses how everything went wrong as OBE came under attack in 1992 and 1993. He ...

Total Leaders: Applying the Best Future-Focused Change Strategies to Education

1 review
Chuck J. Schwahn, William G. Spady

Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc, 1998

A meta-analysis of leadership theory and common sense.
This is an excellent book which is written for busy school administrators. The model is based on five domains: Authentic leadership; Visionary leadership; Cultural leadership; Quality leadership; and Service leadership. While these domains may not be academically discrete, they are useful to practioners in the field. The 15 performance roles of the Total Leader are a great guide for a ...