Textbooks

Textbooks for courses through the Department of Educational Leadership may be purchased from a variety of resources. You may order from the UM Bookstore, Amazon, Ebay, Abebooks.com or any other store based on what works best for you.  The books will not be available at the bookstore until the month before the semester or term begin.

EDLD Textbooks for Spring 2024

Spring 2024 textbooks will continue to be updated on this page. Please check back at a later date if you do not see your course listed below. Please reach out to EDLD@mso.umt.edu with any questions or concerns.

Dr. Erica Allen

EDLD 554: School Law

Alexander, K., & Alexander, M.D. (2012).  American Public School Law, 9th ed.  

EDLD 625: Quantitatve Research

Privitera, G. J. (2020). Research methods for the behavioral sciences (3rd ed.). Los Angeles: Sage.  

Dr. John Matt

EDLD 618: Educational Statistics

  1. Pallant, J. (2020).  SPSS Survival Manual (7th edition). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education.
  2. Privitera, G. (2024). Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (4th ed.).  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Dr. Bill McCaw

EDLD 551: Foundations of Curriculum Leadership

Glatthorn, A. A., Boschee, F., Whitehead, B. M., & Boschee, B. F. (2019). Curriculum leadership: Strategies for development and implementation (5th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. ISBN 978-1-5063-6317-2

EDLD 552: Supervision and Evaluation of Public School Educators

  1. Andelson, S. J. (2014). FRISK Fundamentals for evaluators in addressing below standard employee performance (Education Edition or Higher Education Edition for those with an emphasis in higher education rather than the principalship). Gardena, CA: Sunset Printing. To order copies: https://www.aalrr.com/newsroom-frisk
  2. Glickman, C. D., Gordon, S. P., & Ross-Gordon, J. M. (2013). The basic guide to supervision and instructional leadership (3rd ed.). Pearson. ISBN- 13: 978-0-13-261373-6 ISBN- 10: 0-13-261373-5
  3. Montana Educator Performance Appraisal System (Montana-EPAS): A State model for teacher ongoing professional growth: Teacher evaluation guide (2018). (This electronic resource will be used during the course for those students seeking principal licensure.)
  4. For students with an emphasis in higher education rather than the principalship or superintendency - Employee Performance Management Guide: Managing employee performance: Practical information, forms and guidance for managers and supervisors. University of Montana Human Resources Services.
  5. Recommended Reading (for those with a PK-12 school leadership emphasis) - Danielson, C. (2013). The framework for teaching evaluation instrument. Princeton, NJ: The Danielson Group. This book is accessible to educators for no cost from the Danielson Group. Access will require a free registration. (This electronic resource will be used during the course for those students seeking principal licensure.)

Dr. Liqin Tang

EDLD 670: Best Practices in International Programs Leadership

Required Textbook:

Deardorff, D. K., De Wit, H., & Heyl, J. D. (Eds.). (2012). The SAGE Handbook of International Higher Education. SAGE Publications.

Optional Textbook:

Hudzik, J. K. (2014). Comprehensive Internationalization: Institutional Pathways to Success. Routledge.

EDLD 673: Leadership Across Cultures

Required Textbooks:

  1. Clive Dimmock & Alan David Walker (2005). Educational Leadership: Culture and Diversity. Sage Publication Inc.
  2. Raymond D. Terrell, Eloise Terrell, Randall B. Lindsey, & Delores Lindsey (2nd ed, 2018).  Culturally Proficient Leadership: The Personal Journey Begins Within. Corwin Press.

Optional Textbook:

Mary L. Connerley & Paul B. Mersen (2005). Leadership in Diverse and Multicultural Environment: Developing Awareness, Knowledge & Skills. Sage Publications.

EDLD 662: The History of Higher Education

Required Textbooks:

  1. Frederick Rudolph (1990). The American College & University --- A History. University of Georgia Press.
  2. John R. Thelin (2019). A History of American Higher Education (3rd Edition). JHU Press.

Optional Textbook:

John R. Thelin (2014). Essential Documents in the History of American Higher Education. Johns Hopkins University Press

Michaela Parker

EDLD 544: The College Curriculum

  1. Boyer (2015). Scholarship Reconsidered: Priorities of the professoriate, Expanded Edition. ISBN: 978-1-118-98830
  2. Lattuca & Stark (2009). Shaping the college curriculum: Academic plans in context, (2nd ed.). ISBN: 978-0787985554

Dr. Robert DoBell

EDLD 658: Public Relations for Superintendents

  1. Bagin, D., Gallagher, D., & Moore, E. H.. The school and community relations (12th Ed.) Boston Pearson ISBN: 978-0135210659 
  2. Sheninger, Eric and Rubin, Trish. (2017), “BrandED”, Jossey-Bass A Wiley Brand, San Francisco. ISBN#978-1-119-24456-1  

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