Leadership for the Emerging Age Transforming Practice in Adult and Continuing Education

by Apps, Jerold W.

• ISBN13: 9780787900366
• ISBN10: 0787900362
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1994-10-28
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

Jerold W. Apps draws on twenty-five years of experience researching and teaching leadership and leadership development to provide adult educators with a blueprint for developing a profoundly different approach to leadership--one that is all-embracing of ideas and people, capitalizes on diversity, and remains open and responsive to change.

Author Biography

JEROLD W. APPS is a writer, educational consultant, and former chair of the Department of Continuing and Vocational Education at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He is the author of numerous books including Higher Education in a Learning Society (Jossey-Bass, 1988) and Mastering the Teaching of Adults (1991).

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
The Author	xvii
Uprooting a Leadership Tradition	1	(10)
Changing with the Emerging Age	11	(28)
Leadership Then and Now	39	(24)
Developing a Personal Philosophy of Leadership	63	(22)
Examining Beliefs and Values About Leadership	85	(20)
Qualities and Characteristics of the New Leaders	105	(18)
Redefining Leadership Expectations and Outcomes	123	(18)
Leading in New Ways	141	(22)
Developing New Educational Perspectives	163	(22)
A Personal Approach to Leadership Development	185	(26)
The Transformation Process	211	(16)
Leadership for Change in Adult Education	227	(18)
References	245	(6)
Index	251