Synopses & Reviews
The charismatic transformational leader, who creates a 'vision' for the future of their organization and persuades others to follow their path towards it, is now the dominant viewpoint that underpins government policies towards leadership development in the English-speaking world.This book offers a much-needed corrective to this orthodoxy by focusing on current research and thinking about 'leadership' rather than 'leaders' A wide range of prominent international contributors present a rare self-critical look at their own assertions and test alternative leadership models against recent research projects. They also demonstrate how their analysis is relevant to all countries where leadership is an issue. Contents N Bennett and L. Anderson Introduction\N Bennett and L Anderson Current Othodoxies in Educational Leadership\Tim Goddard of Daffodils and Dog Teams Ledarship in the (Post-) Modern Era\Rodney T Ogawa Embracing Uncertainty: Organizing to Enhance the Knowledgeability and Capability of Teachers\Peter Gronn Distributing and Intensifying School Leadership\Ian Morley and Dian marie Hosking Leadership, Learning and Negotiation in a Social Psychology of Organizing\Megan Crawford Challenging Circumstances: The Role of Distributed and intensified Leadership\Christine Wise Leaders of Subject Communities?\Alma Harris and Chris Day Effective Leadership: Challenging the Orthodoxy?\ Lynne Hannay Developing Alternative Conceptions of Leadership and Organizations through Restructuring\Jane McGregor Collaboration in Communities of Practice\John O'Neill Situated Complexities and the Secondary School Head of DePartment\Nigel Bennett Getting a Fix on the 'Practice' of 'Leadership'\Peter RibbinsPreparing for Leadership In Education; on Search of Wisdom\Helen Gunter Rethinking Educational Leadership: Challenging the Conventions?