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1 online resource (187 pages) |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figure and tables; SECTION I: Education as a Critical Context; 1 Introduction; Positioning the author; Coming to a deep concern for relationships and leadership; Some influential relational experiences; Some recent observations; Researching with prejudices; A brief introduction to the phenomenological research approach; Phenomenological research and Relational Leadership: A brief background; Relational Leadership: A summary of my key findings; The structure of the book; References |
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2 The ideological context of educational relationshipsIntroduction; An ideological rampage; Central ideas within the new and dominant ideology; The impact of the ideology on school leaders; The influence of the ideology on higher education; Concluding comment; References; 3 Contemporary understandings of relationships and leadership; Introduction; Relationship as an interpersonal 'between'; Connectedness of relationships; The interconnectedness of relationship in community; Concluding comment; References; SECTION II: The phenomenology of relationships |
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4 Relationships: The essence of leadershipIntroduction; A phenomenological approach for exploring the nature of relationships; The phenomenological nature of relationships; We are always, already 'in' relationships; Ontologically, relationships 'exist in the space between' us; Relationships are always mattering whether we are aware of this or not; Being in relationships is like being in a 'play of relating'; Concluding comment; References; 5 Relational Leadership; Introduction; Relational Leadership: Contemporary understandings; Relational Leadership: Phenomenological understandings |
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Relational Leadership as a relational way-of-beingExamples and further explanation of the four essential understandings; Mapping the phenomenon of leadership onto the phenomenon of relationships; Concluding comment; References; 6 Relational sensibilities; Introduction; Relational sensibilities; Concluding comment; References; 7 Ethical Leadership: A relational way of being in leadership; Introduction; The context of Ethical Leadership; Knowing 'about' Ethical Leadership; Ethical practice; A framing of Ethical Leadership; The phenomenological framing of Ethical Leadership |
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A case study of an experienced Ethical Leader: JaneSummarizing the research on Ethical Leadership as a relational way of being; Concluding comment; References; SECTION III: Intentional engagement: Practices and strategies for enhancing relationships; 8 The relational nature of organizational culture; Introduction; The ideological creep on Relational Leadership and organizational culture; Organizational culture; Phenomenologically researching organizational culture and leadership; Activities; Activity 8.1 Establishing a shared vision: A Professional Learning Day |
| Summary |
When is leadership not relational? When is education not relational? When is life not relational? Relationships always matter to our living, educating and leading. Relational Leadership in Education considers this 'Relational Leadership' within the context of education, critiquing the current ideological 'context' and contemporary understandings of its influence. Employing a phenomenological approach, this book explores the relational nature of education, Relational Leadership, and the organizational culture to provide a more sophisticated exploration of practice-based wisdom. It offers an extensive range of activities for further thinking on the experiential nature of Relational Leadership, grouped around a number of themes: Relational Leadership and sensibilities; organizational culture; professional development; curriculum, pedagogy and assessment; andthe reconstruction of a postgraduate Educational Leadershipand Management programme for experienced, emergent and aspiring leaders. 'Relational Leadership' is not about describing yet another style of leadership butrather about a relational way of being in leadership that utilizes refined relational sensibilities. 'Relational Leadership' is also a reminder of what is critical in a leader's practice -- leadership is always relational, and relationships are the essence of leadership |
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Activity 8.2 Identifying the special character: Component approach |
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Educational leadership.
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Educators -- Professional relationships
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Teachers -- Professional relationships
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School administrators -- Professional relationships
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Buber.
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Educational leadership.
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Gadamer.
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Heidegger.
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Levinas.
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Phenomenology.
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Relational leadership.
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EDUCATION -- Administration -- General.
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EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions.
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Educational leadership.
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Teachers -- Professional relationships.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780429819148 |
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0429819145 |
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9780429819131 |
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0429819137 |
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042944558X |
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9780429819124 |
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0429819129 |
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9780429445583 |
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