“…It also addresses current questions and the challenges faced today by, in the sphere of the internal division of powers, the most significant 'western' federal systems, on the one hand, and the Spanish system of territorial autonomy, on the other…”

“…The literature was evaluated in a stepwise manner according to general principles of HTA. At step 1 the professionals reviewed 3854 abstracts, 171 articles were reviewed for relevance at step 2 and at step 3 internal and external validation of the 83 articles found relevant was done by the whole group. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Content -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Educational Administration: Conceptual Background -- Historical Perspective -- Periods of Development -- The Period Between 1900 and 1935 (Traditional Era) -- The Period Between 1935 and 1950 (Transitional Era) -- The Period 1950 Onwards (Modern Era) -- Relationship between Education and Educational Administration -- Meaning of Educational Administration -- Definitions of Educational Administration -- Classification of Educational Administration -- Characteristics of Educational Administration -- Scope of Educational Administration -- Scope of Aspects -- Types of Educational Administration -- External Administration -- Internal Administration -- Aims and Objectives of Educational Administration -- Functions of Educational Administration -- Features of Educational Administration -- The Difference Between Administration and Supervision -- Features of Educational Administration in a Democratic State -- Factors Influencing Educational Administration -- Personal Factors Affecting Educational Administration -- Environmental Factors Affecting Educational Administration -- Theories of Educational Administration -- Meaning of Theory -- Theory of General Administration as Presented by Bernard -- Principles of Democratic Educational Administration -- Principle of Planning -- Principle of Dynamism -- Principle of Justice -- Principle of Leadership -- Principle of Freedom -- Principle of Sharing -- Principle of Flexibility -- Principle of Evaluation -- Principle of Cooperation -- Principle of Equality -- Principle of Competency -- Principle of Participation -- Principle of Recognition of the Individual Growth -- Principle of Research -- Exercise -- Chapter 2: Concept of Educational Management -- Management-A Discussion -- Meaning and Definition of Management -- Meaning of Management -- Definition of Management…”

“…Original, well-written and a very welcome contribution to the historiography of these still understudied areas in the Napoleonic years, as well as to Napoleonic historiography in general.” —Johan Joor, International Institute of Social History, Amsterdam, the Netherlands This open access Palgrave Pivot explores the ways in which French Emperor Napoleon tried to integrate the present-day Netherlands and Northwest Germany into his Empire, by replacing traditional institutions and governing practices with French ones ('Napoleonic governance'). …”