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Book SynopsisLarry Cuban offers educators tools to make sense of the daily complexities they encounter in their work. Using case studies and examples from the workplace, he provides a practical framework for indentifying, defining and coping with both puzzling problems and tension-filled dilemmas.
Trade ReviewThis new book is vintage Larry Cuban. His analysis of the centrality of dilemmas in educational leadership is superb. - Lee S. Shulman, President, The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching ""Three cheers for Larry Cuban! In a world of mega-solutions (standards, testing, vouchers, etc.) Cuban's slight, sane book reminds us that in schools lasting change comes incrementally, from the day-to-day decisions made by practicing teachers and principals. What a welcome relief for practitioners on the firing-line!"" - Tom Sobol, Christian A. Johnson Professor of Outstanding Educational Practice, Teachers College, Columbia University ""Teachers and administrators alike should read this book, particularly those who seek change and want to increase their understanding of the intractable dilemmas that continue to return to frustrate and haunt us."" - Lee Swenson, social studies teacher at Aragon High School, San Mateo, California
