An Integrative Approach to Leader Development: Connecting Adult Development, Identity, and Expertise

by Day; David Vaughn

• ISBN13: 9780415964630
• ISBN10: 0415964636
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2008-08-25
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This book is a beginning, a first step, in taking leader development in organizations beyond conventional wisdom toward a scientifically sound research-based set of principles and practices. The authors looked beyond their own academic disciplines to bring to bear accumulated wisdom from researchers who have developed well-established and accepted theoretical perspectives on adult development processes in general, then wove in the ideas that have emerged in more targeted research on adult education, development of cognitive skills, identity development, self-regulation, moral and ethical development, and related topics. The authors present an integrative theory that provides a coherent framework for describing and understanding how leader development takes place. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Authors	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xv
Overview and Purpose
Introduction	p. 3
Perspectives from adult Development Literature	p. 3
Accelerating Leader Development	p. 19
Leader Development as Adult Development	p. 31
Understanding Personal Trajectories of Development	p. 43
Fundamental Aspects of Adult Development
Identity Development	p. 57
Moral Development	p. 71
Epistemic Cognition, Reflective Judgment, and Critical Thinking	p. 85
Learning-Based Approaches to Leadership
Mental Models: Leadership as a Set of Cognitive Frames	p. 105
Expertise-Leadership as a Set of Skills	p. 119
Leader Development through Learning from Experience	p. 133
Leadership Development and Teams	p. 159
Integrative Theory of Leader Development
Developing Expert Leadership	p. 171
Identity Processes in Leader Development	p. 183
Adult Development Processes in Leader Development	p. 213
Future Directions
Research Needs and Practical Implications	p. 233
References	p. 263
Appendix A	p. 295
Appendix B	p. 305
Subject Index	p. 309
Author Index	p. 325
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