Educational Leadership
Educational Leadership
$61.00
USDThe second edition of Educational Leadership: Together Creating Ethical Learning Environments is a groundbreaking work at the forefront of current research into the ethical challenges inherent to leadership. Patrick Duignan combines a new perspective of leadership as an influence relationship, with a collective ethic of responsibility. Educational Leadership draws together cutting-edge research, theory and best practice on learning, teaching and leadership to assist leaders and teachers to better understand contemporary educational challenges and respond to them wisely, creatively and effectively. This book is indispensable for all system and educational professionals engaged in policy-making, leadership development, leading learning in schools and those in academe responsible for programs aimed at the improvement of learning, teaching and leadership.
- It will be the most current, up-to-date local text of its kind with the only other local text being published in 2003
- There are reflective exercises at the end of each chapter that challenge readers to apply key leadership concepts in practice and also improve their leadership practices
- It combines cutting-edge research, theory and best practice on learning and leadership to create ethical, engaging and technologically smart learning environments
- Duignan has a solid reputation as a well researched academic/consultant in the field
Product details
July 2012Paperback
9781107637894
252 pages
254 × 178 × 13 mm
0.44kg
7 b/w illus.
Available
Table of Contents
- 1. The changing and challenging context for educational leaders
- 2. Key macro challenges for educational leaders
- 3. Key micro challenges for educational leaders
- 4. Leadership challenges as tensions
- 5. A framework for analysing ethical tensions
- 6. Vision-Inspired leadership and ethical decision-making
- 7. Building a collective ethic of responsibility for leadership in schools
- 8. Authentic leaders use the power of presence, authentic relationships, and influence fields
- 9. Authentic leaders help create Innovating, deep, rich learning environments
- 10. Forming capable and authentic leaders: transformational learning approaches.
