
Educational Administration
Leading with Mind and Heart
Robert Palestini(Author)
Rowman & Littlefield Education (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 17. August 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-1-57886-234-4 (ISBN)
Description
Educational Administration: Leading with Mind and Heart, 2nd edition takes an organization-development approach to producing effective leadership. Picture yourself standing in the middle of a dense forest. Suppose you were asked to describe the characteristics of the forest; what types of trees are growing in the forest; how many acres of trees are there; where are the trees thriving; where are they not? Faced with this proposition, most people would not know where to start and "would not be able to see the forest for the trees."
Newly appointed school administrators often have these same feelings of confusion when faced with the prospect of having to assume a leadership role in a complex organization like a school or school system. Where does one start? An effective way to start would be to systematically examine the components that make up an organization. Such a system of organizational diagnosis and prescription will lead to a comprehensive and integrated analysis of the organization's strengths and weaknesses and point the way toward possible improvement. This book suggests such a sequential and systematic approach. Utilizing it effectively can produce dramatic and useful results.
Newly appointed school administrators often have these same feelings of confusion when faced with the prospect of having to assume a leadership role in a complex organization like a school or school system. Where does one start? An effective way to start would be to systematically examine the components that make up an organization. Such a system of organizational diagnosis and prescription will lead to a comprehensive and integrated analysis of the organization's strengths and weaknesses and point the way toward possible improvement. This book suggests such a sequential and systematic approach. Utilizing it effectively can produce dramatic and useful results.
Reviews / Votes
The key to knowing your territory is to conduct a diagnosis of your organization. Palestini provides readers with a diagnostic checklist that addresses organizational structure and organizational culture, communication, conflict management, change process, strategic planning and decision making. * School Administrator * Palestini, of St. Joseph's University, and an expert on educational administration, describes theories of educational administration and their application, basing his approach on organizational development. Writing for graduate students, he describes the structure of schools, school culture, organizational leadership, and aspects of working with faculty and staff. * Reference and Research Book News *More details
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
566 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-57886-234-4 (9781578862344)
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Person
Robert H. Palestini is currently Dean of Graduate and Continuing Studies at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia. He has been a high school science teacher, assistant principal, assistant superintendent, and superintendent of schools.