Theodore J. Kowalski, Ph.D.

Kuntz Family Chair in Educational Administration
and Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership

Books and book chapters

Publisher: Allyn and Bacon publisher's website

 

Case Studies in Educational Administration (6th edition)

Theodore J. Kowalski

Copyright: 2012
ISBN: 13: 978-0-13-707130-2

Public Relations in Schools (5th edition)

Theodore J. Kowalski

 

Copyright 2011

ISBN: 0-13-707245-7

Data-driven Decisions and School Leadership: Best Practices for School Improvement

Theodore J. Kowalski. Thomas J. Lasley, II, & James Mahoney

 

Copyright: 2008

ISBN 13-978-205-49668-6

Case Studies in Educational Administration (5th edition)

Theodore J. Kowalski

Copyright: 2008
ISBN: 13: 978-0-205-50907-2

Case Studies in Educational Administration (4th edition)

Theodore J. Kowalski

Copyright: 2005
ISBN: 0-205-41208-4

 Contemporary School Administration: An Introduction (2nd edition)

Theodore J. Kowalski

Copyright: 2003
ISBN: 0-205-34792-4

Note: Chinese language edition published in 2005


Publisher:    Bergin and Garvey publisher's website

Planning and Managing School Facilities (2nd edition)

Theodore J. Kowalski
 

Copyright: 2002
ISBN: 0-89789-770-6 (hardcover



Publisher:    Corwin Press publisher's website

The Contemporary Superintendent: Preparation, Practice and Development 

Lars Björk & Theodore J. Kowalski (Editors)

 

Copyright: 2005
ISBN (hardcover):
1-4129-1326-8
ISBN (paperback):
1-4129-1327-6

Keepers of the Flame: Contemporary Urban Superintendents

Theodore J. Kowalski

Copyright: 1995
ISBN (hardcover): 0-8039-6218-5
ISBN (paperback): 0-8039-6219-3



Publisher:    Litopys Publishing House

Case Studies in Educational Administration

(Ukrainian Language Edition)

Theodore J. Kowalski

Copyright: 2003
ISBN: 
966-7007076-X


Publisher:    Longman  publisher's website

Case Studies on Educational Administration (3rd edition)

Theodore J. Kowalski

Copyright: 2001
ISBN:  0-321-08143-9 (paperback)

Case Studies on Educational Administration (2nd edition)

Theodore J. Kowalski

Copyright: 1995
ISBN:  0-8013-1422-4 (paperback)

Case Studies on Educational Administration: Instructor’s Manual (2nd edition)                     Theodore J. Kowalski

Copyright : 1995

Out of print

Case Studies on Beginning Teachers

 

Theodore J. Kowalski, Roy Weaver, & Kenneth Henson)


Copyright: 1994
ISBN:  0-8013-1261-2 (paperback)

 

Contemporary School Administration

 

Theodore J. Kowalski & Ulrich Reitzug


Copyright: 1993
ISBN:  0-8013-0832-1 (hardcover)

 

 

 

Case Studies on Educational Administration (first edition)

Theodore J. Kowalski
Copyright: 1991
out of print

 

Case Studies on Teaching

Theodore J. Kowalski, Roy Weaver, & Kenneth Henson


Copyright: 1990
out of print

Case Studies on Teaching: Instructor’s Manual

Theodore J. Kowalski, Roy Weaver, & Kenneth Henson
 

Copyright: 1990
out of print


Publisher:    Merrill, Prentice Hall publisher's website

Public Relations in Schools (4th edition)         Theodore J. Kowalski

Copyright: 2008
ISBN: 0-13-174797-5 (hardcover)

 

 

 

Public Relations in Schools (3rd edition)
Theodore J. Kowalski

Copyright: 2004
ISBN: 0-13-046265-9

 

 

 

Public Relations in Schools (2nd edition)       Theodore J. Kowalski

Copyright: 2000
ISBN: 0-13-974411-8 (hardcover)

 

 

The School Superintendent: Theory, Practice, and Cases                                                                   Theodore J. Kowalski

Copyright: 1999
ISBN: 0-13-462953-1 (hardcover)

 

 

Public Relations in Educational Organizations (first edition)                                                                    Theodore J. Kowalski
 

Copyright: 1996
ISBN: 0-02-366235-2 (hardcover)

 
 


Publisher:    Pearson Education Asia, LTD.

publisher's website

Case Studies in Educational Administration (4th ed.) Chinese simplified translation
 Theodore J. Kowalski

 

Copyright: 2006
ISBN: 0-02-366235-2 



Publisher:    Praeger publisher's website

Planning and Managing School Facilities
Theodore J. Kowalski

 

Copyright: 1989
ISBN:  0-275-93279-6 (hardcover)


Publisher:    Routledge http://www.routledge.com/

 

 The School Principal: Visionary Leadership and Competent Management

Theodore J. Kowalski

Copyright 2010

ISBN 978-0-416-80623-7

 

Handbook of Data-Based Decision Making in Education

Theodore J. Kowalski & Thomas J. Lasley II (editors)
 

Copyright: 2009

ISBN 978-0-415-96503-3



Publisher:    Rowman & Littlefield publisher's website

 

The American School Superintendent: 2010 Decennial Study

Theodore J. Kowalski, Robert McCord, George Petersen, I. Phillip Young &   Noelle Ellerson 

Copyright: 2011

ISBN 978-1-60709-997-0

Effective Communication for School Administrators: A Necessity in an Information Age

Theodore J. Kowalski, George Petersen, & Lance Fusarelli
 

Copyright: 2007


ISBN: 13: 978-57886-588-8


21st Century Challenges for School Administrators: 2001 Yearbook of the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration

Theodore J. Kowalski, Editor

George Perreault, Associate Editor
 

Copyright: 2001
ISBN: 0-8108-4103-7 (hardcover)


Publisher:    Sage publisher's website

The School Superintendent: Theory, Practice, and Cases (2nd edition)                                                          Theodore J. Kowalski

 

Copyright: 2006
ISBN: 
1-4129-0677-6 (hardcover)



Publisher:    State University of New York Press publisher's website

Organizing and Planning Adult Education
 
Theodore J. Kowalski

 

Copyright: 1989
ISBN: 0-88706-798-0 (hardcover)
ISBN: 0-88076-799-9 (paperback)



Publisher:    Taylor & Francis

Solving Educational Facility Problems
(Accelerated Development/Taylor Francis)

Theodore J. Kowalski

 

Copyright: 1983
out of print


Book Chapters (selected chapters since 1990)

  • Kowalski, T. J. (in press). Are alternative school leader preparation programs really needed to prepare the next generation of school principals and other administrators? In C. Russo(Ed.), Debating issues in American education. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

  • Kowalski, T. J., & Brunner, C. C. (2011). The school superintendent: Roles, challenges, and issues. In F. English (Ed.), Handbook of Educational Leadership (2nd ed., pp. 142-167). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

  • Woodruff, S. J., & Kowalski, T. J. (2010). Problems reported by novice high school principals. In A. Shoho, B. Barnett, & A. Tooms (Eds.), The Challenges for new principals in the 21st century (pp. 77-100). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.

  • Kowalski, T. J. (2009). Evidence and decision making in professions. In T. J. Kowalski & T. J. Lasley (Eds.), Handbook of data-based decision making in education (pp. 3-19). New York: Routledge.

  • Kowalski, T. J., & Browne-Ferrigno, T. (2009). Using data to assess school culture. In T. J. Kowalski & T. J. Lasley (Eds.), Handbook of data-based decision making in education (pp. 397-412). New York: Routledge.

  • Kowalski, T. J., & Herrmann, K. L. (2008). Evaluating the culture of high schools in relation to their demographic characteristics and performance. In W. K. Hoy & M. F. DiPaola (Eds.), Research and theory in educational administration: Studies of leadership and climate (pp. 55-72). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.

  • Kowalski, T. J. (2008). Relational communication, school boards, and school improvement In T. L. Alsbury (Ed.), Relevancy and revelation: The future of school board governance (pp. 312-340). Lanham, MD. Rowman & Littlefield.

  • Kowalski, T. J. (2006). Part-time faculty and distance education: Quandaries in educational administration’s swamp. In F. Dembowski (Ed.), Unbridled spirit: Best practices in educational administration (The 2006 Yearbook of the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration) (pp. 14-30). Lancaster, PA: DEStech Publications.

  • Kowalski, T. J. (2005). Evolution of the school district superintendent position. In L. Björk & T. Kowalski (Eds.), The contemporary superintendent: Preparation, practice and development. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.

  • Kowalski, T. J., & Keedy, J. (2005). Preparing superintendents to be effective communicators. In L. Björk & T. Kowalski (Eds.), The contemporary superintendent: Preparation, practice and development. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.

  • Björk, L. G., Kowalski, T. J., & Young, M. (2005). National education reform reports: Implications for professional preparation and development. In L. Björk & T. Kowalski (Eds.), The contemporary superintendent: Preparation, practice and development. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.

  • Björk, L. G., Browne-Ferrigno, T., & Kowalski, T. J. (2005). Learning theory and research: A framework for changing superintendent preparation L. Björk & T. Kowalski (Eds.), The contemporary superintendent: Preparation, practice and development. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.

  • Kowalski, T. J. (2005). Foreword. In G. J. Petersen & L. Fusarelli (Eds.), The politics of leadership: The district superintendent and school board relationship. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.

  • Kowalski, T. J., & Brunner, C. C. (2005). The school superintendent: Roles, challenges, and issues. In F. English (Ed.), Handbook of Educational Leadership (pp. 142-167). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

  • Kowalski, T. J. (2004). The ongoing war for the soul of school administration. In T. J. Lasley (Ed.), Better leaders for America’s schools: Perspectives on the Manifesto (pp. 92-114). Columbia, MO: University Council for Educational Administration.

  • Kowalski, T. J. (2004). School public relations: A new agenda. In T. J. Kowalski (Ed.), Public relations in schools (pp.3-29). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill, Prentice Hall.

  • Kowalski, T. J. (2004) Practice in private and nontraditional public schools. In T. J. Kowalski (Ed.), Public relations in schools (pp.202-224). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill, Prentice Hall.

  • Stellar, A., & Kowalski, T. J. (2004). Effective programming at the district level. In T. J. Kowalski (Ed.), Public relations in schools (pp.151-173). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill, Prentice Hall.

  • Kowalski, T. J., & Sweetland, S. (2002).  Rehiring retired administrators: Effective policy or cause for concern?  In G. Perreault & F. Lunenburg (Ed.), The 2002 yearbook of the National Council of Professor of Educational Administration.  Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow Press 

  • Kowalski, T. J., & Glass, T. E. (2002).  Preparing superintendents in the 21st Century.  In B. Cooper and L. Fussarelli (Eds.), The superintendency in transition (pp. 41-60).  Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow Press.

  •  Kowalski, T. J. (2001).  The future of local district governance: Implications for board members and superintendents. In C. Brunner & L. Björk (Eds.), Advances in research and theories of school management and educational policy. Oxford, England: JAI Press.  

  • Kowalski, T. J. (2000).  A contemporary perspective of public relations.  In T. Kowalski (Ed.), Public relations in our schools (2nd edition).  Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill/Prentice Hall. 

  • Stellar, A., & Kowalski, T. J. (2000).  Programming at the district level.  In T. Kowalski (Ed.), Public relations in our schools (2nd edition).  Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill/Prentice Hall. 

  • Kowalski, T. J. (2000).  Practice in private schools.  In T. Kowalski (Ed.), Public relations in our schools (2nd edition).  Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill/Prentice Hall. 

  • Kowalski, T. J. (2000).  Working with the media.  In T. Kowalski (Ed.), Public relations in our schools (2nd edition).  Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill/Prentice Hall. 

  • Kowalski, T. J., & Place. A. W. (1998).  Reconsidering the role of research in educational administration doctoral programs.  In M. Martin & R. Muth (Eds.), Toward the year 2000: Leadership for quality schools.  The 1998 National Council of Professors of Educational Administration Yearbook.  Lancaster, PA: Technomic. 

  • Kowalski, T. J. (1998).  Using case studies in school administration.  In M. Sudzina (Ed.), Case study applications for teacher education.  Boston:  Allyn and Bacon. 

  • Kowalski, T. J. (1996).  Public relations in an age of information.  In T. Kowalski (Ed.), Public relations in educational organizations: Practice in an age of information and reform.  Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill/Prentice Hall. 

  • Hennessey, A., & Kowalski, T. (1996).  Working with the media.  In T. Kowalski (Ed.), Public relations in educational organizations: Practice in an age of information and reform.  Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill/Prentice Hall. 

  • Jarc, J., & Kowalski, T. J. (1996).  Practice in private elementary and secondary schools.  In T. Kowalski (Ed.), Public relations in educational organizations: Practice in an age of information and reform.  Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill/Prentice Hall. 

  • Kowalski, T.  J. (1995).  Preparing teachers to be leaders: Barriers in the workplace.  In M. O’Hair & S. O’Dell (Eds.), Educating teachers for leadership and change: Teacher education yearbook III.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin. 

  • Weaver, R. A., Kowalski, T.  J., & Pfaller, J. E.  (1995).  Case method teaching.  In K. Pritchard & R. Sawyer (Eds.), Handbook of college teaching: Theory and applications.  Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing. 

  • Stallings, J., & Kowalski, T. J. (1992).  Professional development schools.  In T. J. Karwin (Ed.), Beyond the handshakes: An examination of university-school collaboration.  Los Angeles: California Academic Partnership Program.

  •  Stallings, J., & Kowalski, T.  J. (1990).  Professional development schools.  In R. Houston (Ed.), Handbook of research on teacher education.  New York: Macmillan.