Out-of-the-Box Leadership
- Paul D. Houston - Center for Empowered Leadership
- Alan M. Blankstein - Founder, Solution Tree and HOPE Foundation, NYC
- Robert W. Cole - Educational Consultant, Edu-Data, Louisville, KY
Volume:
2
June 2007 | 184 pages | Corwin
The second of a new book series on The Soul of Educational Leadership, this concise volume offers key ideas and strategies for reframing leadership practice.
With contributions from top leadership figures such as Thomas Sergiovanni and Dennis Sparks, among others, this book combines research, day-to-day school leadership practice, and reflective exercises.
Acknowledgments
About the Editors
About the Contributors
Preface
Paul D. Houston
1. Out-of-the-Box Leadership
Dennis Sparks
2. What It Means to Be an Outside-the-Box Leader
Les M. Omotani
3. Caring, Serving…Leading
Thomas J. Sergiovanni
4. An Epistemological Problem: What If We Have the Wrong Theory?
Kari Cocozzella and Thomas J. Kasper
5. Reflections on Leadership: When Minds and Hearts Are Open
Jane A. Kendrick
6. Out-of-the-Box Leadership: A Reflection on Leading Educational Transformation
Hank Rubin
7. Through Others’ Eyes: A Collaborative Model of Leadership
Jerome T. Murphy
8. Embracing the Enemy: Moving Beyond the Pain of Leadership
Index
"Contributes current and powerful information in a clear and concise format that is much needed for principals and superintendents to function productively in the current educational environment."
Great Valley High School, Malvern, PA
Relevant to the objectives of the course syllabus
Education Dept, Northeastern University
December 25, 2009