The art of educational leadership : balancing performance and accountability

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The art of educational leadership : balancing performance and accountability

Fenwick W. English

Sage Publications, c2008

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-222) and index

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"English successfully challenges the established educational community to rethink the current state of research on school leadership in the social sciences...The inclusion of theory, discourse, and stories of recognized leaders followed by chapter learning extensions that include key concepts, movie recommendations, and prompted reflective journaling makes this book a most valuable resource for the educational leadership community." -H.J. Bultinck, CHOICE "The Art of Educational Leadership provides one of the most complete examinations of leadership that I have encountered. I admire the way it urges students to think and reflect. The format allows individual learners to focus on those materials that best fit their learning style while the numerous presentations of a single topic through the different modalities strengthens the learning. This text is a fresh, new look at leadership..." -Louise L MacKay, East Tennessee State University "Fenwick W. English returns to themes of leadership he explored in more than 20 earlier books and dozens of presentation to educator audiences. He favors "re-centering educational leadership in the humanities," rather than acting on the recommendation of the business literature, and he emphasizes the use of films as a way to humanize leadership concepts." -THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR "Excellent cogent analysis of key concepts of leadership are presented in a reader friendly style." -Saul B. Grossman, Temple University Moves beyond established notions of leadership to recognize that effective leading is about drama and performance-artistry! The Art of Educational Leadership: Balancing Performance and Accountability stresses the human side of leadership. No other text on this topic demonstrates so ably the importance of artistry in leadership in a field that has been lopsidedly dominated by concepts informed by science. Presenting the idea that leadership is an art, this book: Exemplifies a balance between the science and the art of educational leadership: The real improvement of practice is rooted in the art of application, which is about context and represents the key to leadership practice. Connects content material to self-discovery: Exercises at the end of each chapter include creating a personal, reflective journal to engage the reader in and reflect upon theories and practices presented in the book. Films are suggested for viewing to illustrate the interaction between context, culture, decisions, and outcomes. Portrays multicultural leadership in action: Biography boxes throughout the book share how multicultural educational and political leaders who have been recognized as "expert" practitioners learned the art of leadership in the public arena. This is the first book in educational leadership to sketch out a balance between the science and the art of the field. The text illustrates how performance and practice represent the art, while the delineation of the skills and conceptual models represent the science.

Table of Contents

Preface 1. The Leadership Challenge Leaders and Leadership are Universal in the Human Experience Pursuing Graduate Study to Become the "Complete Leader" Leadership Is an Art Because It Involves a Purposive Construction of Self The Importance of Individual Agency Leadership Is an Acquired Set of Habits and Skills Why Academic Study? Is There a Difference Between Leadership and Management? The Basis of Authority The Use of Power and Sanctions Follower Relations and Interactions Role Legitimacy and Relationships Creativity The Necessary Alliance: Leadership and Management Pursuing Learning Extensions of the Chapter Writing in Your Personal Reflective Journal A Review of Key Chapter Concepts References 2. Archetypes of Leadership in the Human Experience An Example of a Personal Leadership Journey The Origins of Leadership Leadership is Universal -But Leaders Are Contextual and Culturally Specific Actors The American Monomyth in Action Gender Barriers in Mythos and Religion Pursuing Learning Extensions of the Chapter Writing in Your Personal Reflective Journal A Review of Key Chapter Concepts References 3. Mental Prisms of Leadership Discerning Contemporary Notions of Perception and Truth How Do We Know What We Perceive Is True? Theories of Truth Linguistic Difficulties with Theories of Truth The Uses of Truth in Science Pursuing "Truth" in Educational Leadership Tracing the Influence of Herbert Simon and the Doctrine of Efficiency A Final Commentary About Theories of Truth Pursuing Leaning Extensions of the Chapter Writing in Your Personal Reflective Journal A Review of Key Chapter Concepts References 4. Individual Human Agency and Principles of Action The Apex of Decision-Making: The Oracle of Delphi The Gardner Cognitive Model of Leadership There's No Getting Around Who the Leader Is and What Is Important The Antipodes of Moral Discourse A Man of Unbending Principle Changes the Center of Gravity of a Nation A Pragmatic Man of the People Saves the Nation The Creation of a Moral Compass A Moral Compass in Contentious Times: The Case of Ted Bell The Case of the Wounded Leader Pursuing Learning Extensions of the Chapter Writing in Your Personal Reflective Journal A Review of Key Chapter Concepts References 5. Leadership as Artful Performance Roles vs. Traits: Popular Misconceptions of Leadership Determining Role Legitimacy as the Basis of Performance Is Leadership Acting? Real Life Drama in Chicago: A Portrait of Power Undone How Followers Look to School Leaders for What They Need A Portrait of Two Types of Story Tellers as Leaders Pursuing Learning Extensions of the Chapter Writing in Your Personal Reflective Journal A Review of Key Chapter Concepts References 6. Understanding the Landscape of Educational Leadership Central Tenets of Modernism The Pseudo Scientific Epoch: Educational Leadership and the Long Shadow of "Scientific Management" The Early Scientific Epoch The Behaviorism Epoch The Epoch of Structuralism The Feminist/Critical Theory Epoch The Critical Race Theory Epoch The Queer Theory Epoch The Postmodern Epoch Kitsch Management Texts and Educational Leadership Pursuing Learning Extensions of the Chapter Writing in Your Personal Reflective Journal A Review of Key Chapter Concepts References 7. Balancing Performance and Accountability A Review of the Many Forms of Life Writing Third Person Forms of Life Writing First Person Life Writing Forms Gauging the Possibilities of Life Writing to Understand Leadership Confronting the Myopia of "the Field" Servant Leadership: The Mind and the Heart as One Pursuing Learning Extensions of the Chapter Writing in Your Personal Reflective Journal A Review of Key Chapter Concepts References 8. Artful Performance and National Standards The National Leadership Standards Foucault's Concept of Apparatus Problems with the Knowledge Base: Producing an Unequivocal Platform for the Normalizing Gaze and the Policing Function Re-Tracing the Steps in the Developmental Process Step One: Reductionism, Rationality and Core Technologies Step Two: The Erasure of Context So One Size Fits All Step Three: Stifling Research Dissent by the V.C.P (Vicious Circle Principle) The Metaphors of Efficiency in the ISLLC Standards The National Debate on Educational Leadership Preparation Pursuing Learning Extensions of the Chapter Writing in Your Personal Reflective Journal A Review of Key Chapter Concepts References Index About the Author

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