’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 Mac Kay, 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.
Innehållsförteckning
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
Om författaren
Fenwick W. English (Ph.D.) is the R. Wendell Eaves Senior Distinguished Professor of Educational Leadership in the School of Education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a position he has held since 2001. As a scholar/practitioner he has held positions as a school principal and superintendent of schools in California and New York and as a department chair, dean, and vice-chancellor of academic affairs at universities in Ohio and Indiana. He is the former President of the University Council of Educational Administration (UCEA) and of the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration (NCPEA). His research has been reported in national and international academic forums. He edited the 2006 SAGE Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership and Administration, the 2009 SAGE Library of Educational Thought and Practice: Educational Leadership and Administration; and the 2011 SAGE Handbook of Educational Leadership (2nd Ed.). In 2013, he received the Living Legend Award from NCPEA for his lifetime contribution to the field of educational leadership.
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