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2026-2027 Textbooks
2026-2027 Educational Leadership Endorsement Textbook List
Please see below for your textbooks. While we provide links where available, you may obtain the books from the source you prefer, as long as you’re obtaining the correct edition. If you’re not sure about the courses you’re taking each semester, you’ll find the one-and two-year course sequences linked below:
One-Year Track Course Sequence
Two-Year Track Course Sequence
Fall Textbooks
PEDU 504: Educational Leadership
Kouzes, J., & Posner, B. (2023). The leadership challenge: How to make extraordinary things happen in organization (7th ed.). Jossey-Bass.
ISBN: 978-1119736127
Longwood bookstore
Amazon
Kowalski, T. J. (2012). Case studies on educational administration (Allyn & Bacon educational leadership) (6th ed.). Pearson.
ISBN: 978-0137071302
Longwood bookstore
Amazon
American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th.ed).
ISBN: 978-1433832178
Longwood bookstore
Amazon
Gorton, R. A., & Alston, J. A. (2022). School leadership and administration: Important concepts, case studies, and simulations (11th ed.). McGraw Hill Education.
ISBN: 978-1265184513 (International Student Edition in paperback)
ISBN: 978-1266172724 (Kindle edition or hardcover)
Amazon
PEDU 620: School Law
Blokhuis, J.C., Feldman, J., Imber, M., & van Geel, T. (2020). Education law (6th ed.). Routledge.
ISBN: 978-0367195250
Longwood bookstore
Amazon
Spring Textbooks
PEDU 625: Public School Finance
Owings, W.A., & Kaplan, L.S. (2019). American public school finance (4th ed.). Cengage Learning.
ISBN: 978-1032943862
Amazon
PEDU 671: Supervision and Evaluation of Instruction and Instructional Programs
Beader, J. (2017). Now we’re talking!: 21 days to high-performance instructional leadership. Solution Tree.
ISBN: 978-1936764204
Amazon
Sullivan, S., & Glanz, J. (2013). Supervision that improves teaching and learning: Strategies and techniques (4th ed.). Corwin Press.
ISBN: 978-1452255460
Amazon
Summer Textbooks
PEDU 628: School Personnel Administration
Rebore, R.W. (2015). Human resources administration in education (Allyn & Bacon educational leadership) (10th ed.). Pearson.
ISBN: 978-0133351934
Longwood bookstore
Amazon
PEDU 629: School Operations and Management
OPTIONAL!
Bowling, M. (2022). SLLA 6990 test prep study guide: School leaders licensure assessment secrets, full-length practice exam, detailed answer explanations (4th ed.). Mometrix Media LLC.
ISBN: 978-1516720736
Amazon
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