Leadership in Education: Organizational Theory for the Practitioner - Softcover

Marion, Russ

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9781577663942: Leadership in Education: Organizational Theory for the Practitioner

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ISBN 10: 1577663942 ISBN 13: 9781577663942

Publisher: Waveland Pr Inc, 2005

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Marion writes in the preface, "Theories are little more than ivory tower artifacts if they cannot be translated into guides for actual leadership behavior." This idea permeates throughout Leadership in Education. Bridging the gap between the theoretical and the practical, Marion places organizational theory in broad historical and philosophical contexts to help readers see patterns in the material. Each major paradigm shift the field has undergone is examined in detail, along with the background shifts that accompanied them. All major organizational theories are covered: machine theory, human relations, structuralism, open systems, and finally anti-positivist theories. Each chapter opens with a list of objectives reflecting expected reader outcomes, as opposed to chapter intent. The objectives are implemented through discussion questions, suggested research topics, activities, and case studies. These items are embedded within each chapter rather than placed at the end, further facilitating a shift between the academic and the practical even within the book itself.

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Titles of related interest also from Waveland Press: Daresh, Supervision as Proactive Leadership, Fourth Edition (ISBN 9781577664680); and Henson, Supervision: A Collaborative Approach to Instructional Improvement (ISBN 9781577665892).

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This book introduces the pivotal theories of organizational leadership behavior in a direct, comprehensive manner. By design, it is written to challenge, change, and expand the leadership behaviors of readers. Clearly organized, it exposes readers to Closed Systems theories from the first half of the 20th century, Open (Contingency) theories from the mid- century, and current postmodern or anti-positivistic theories. For anyone in a leadership role—or anyone trying to achieve one, and interested in examining their own leadership behavior.

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