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The values of educational administration /

Values and ethics have traditionally been considered an important influence on administrative practices, and are typically included as a component of core courses in department of educational administration in the US, Canada and Australia. The recent resurgence of interest among practitioners in the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Begley, Paul Thomas, 1949-, Leonard, Pauline E.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Falmer, 1999.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Book Cover; Half-Title; Dedication; Title; Copyright; Table of Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Introduction; Reference; Part I Perspectives on Values and Educational Administration; 1 The Triumph of the Will: An Exploration of Certain Fundamental Problematics in Administrative Philosophy; The Will to Power; Grand Assumptions; Will, Affect and Circumstance; Malaise; Recuperation; The Education of the Will; Endlogic; Notes; References; 2 Moral Dimensions of Leadership; The Restructuring Agenda; A Process of Leadership for Restructuring Schools; Transactional Leadership.
  • Transitional LeadershipTransformational Leadership; Commentary; References; 3 Against Leadership: A Concept Without a Cause; The Leadership Phenomenon; Central Theses; Leadership and Effectiveness: The Current State of Play in Educational Administration Research; Leadership and Effectiveness: Early Conceptual and Methodological Criticisms; Leadership and Effectiveness: A Regressive Research Program; Leadership Naturalized; References; 4 Academic and Practitioner Perspectives on Values; Practitioner Perspectives on Values in Administration; The Changing Context of School Administration.
  • Academic Perspectives on Values in AdministrationA Syntax of Values Terminology; The Arenas of Valuation; Sources of Values and Value Conflicts; The Portrayal of Values in Theory and Research; The Values of Administration; What the Research Says; Applying Cognitive Perspectives to Values and Leadership; Information Processing Theory; Integrating Cognitive Theory with Values Theory; Value Conflicts in Administration; Conclusion; Notes; References; 5 Complexity, Context and Ethical Leadership; Linguistic Representations of Moral Knowledge; Codes of Practice; Moral reasoning.
  • Non-Linguistic Representations of KnowledgeRepresenting Ethical Knowledge; Ethical Leadership; References; Part II Research on Values and Valuation Processes; 6 Inhibitors to Collaboration; Values as a Way to Explore Collaboration; A Multi-perspective Research Design; Sample; Procedures for Collecting Data; Findings; Overall Perceptions of Team Teaching; Overall Perceptions of Committee Structure; Collaborative Values; Discussion: Inhibitors to Collaborative Value Practice; elationships ... ; Time Constraints: Inhibited Shared Decision Making and Collegiality; of Empowerment ...
  • Disabling Competition: Inhibited the Development of Trust, Honesty, Mentoring, and CollegialityConflict Avoidance: Inhibited Compatibility, Shared Decision Making, and Honesty and Trust; Implications; Negotiation; Teacher Efficacy; Leadership; Conclusion; References; 7 The Value of Language and the Language of Value in a Multi-ethnic School; Methods; Language as an Issue at Suburbia; Language, Power and Value; Valuing English; Differentiating Forms of English; Valuing Language; Conclusion; Note; References; 8 Context and Praxis in the Study of School Leadership: A Case of Three?