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9781578863181

Power, Politics, and Ethics in School Districts Dynamic Leadership for Systemic Change

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  • ISBN13:

    9781578863181

  • ISBN10:

    157886318X

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2005-12-14
  • Publisher: R&L Education
  • Purchase Benefits
List Price: $70.00

Summary

This book contributes to the literature on the ethical use of power and political skills to lead whole system change within school districts.

Author Biography

Francis M. Duffy is a professor of change leadership in education at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C.

Table of Contents

Prologue: Dynamic Leadership for Systemic Change in School Districts ix
Acknowledgments xxiii
PART I THE CONTEXT FOR THE ETHICAL USE OF POWER AND POLITICAL SKILLS 1(70)
1 A Change Leader's Guide to Systems Thinking
3(12)
2 Change Leadership for Strategic Change
15(16)
3 Change Leadership Challenges
31(18)
4 The Destination of Three Paths: Improved Student, Faculty and Staff, and System Learning
49(22)
PART II POWER, POLITICAL BEHAVIOR, AND ETHICS 71(88)
5 Using Power and Political Behavior to Lead Whole-System Transformation
73(38)
6 Change Leadership Ethics: A Moral Compass for Navigating Whole-System Transformation
111(30)
7 Using Power and Political Skills in Ethical Ways to Manage Resistance to Change
141(18)
PART III THE VOICES OF REASON: ESSAYS ON POWER, POLITICS, AND ETHICS 159(100)
8 On the Ethical Use of Power and Political Behavior to Lead Systemic Change
165(14)
Russell L. Ackoff and Sheldon Rovin
9 Decisions, Dilemmas, and Dangers
179(14)
Richard Farson
10 Parents, Power, and the Politics of School Reform
193(14)
Michael E. Hickey
11 Disrupting the Status Quo: A Case for Empowerment
207(10)
Libia S. Gil
12 Schools and the "Hidden Curriculum"
217(6)
Art Kleiner
13 The Power of an Idea: New American Schools and Comprehensive School Reform
223(16)
David T. Kearns, John L. Anderson, and Nelson Smith
14 Lessons in Power Sharing and Leadership Shaping Within the Forums of Campus Governance: A Concerto in C Minor
239(20)
William J.A. Marshall
Index 259(10)
About the Author and Contributors 269

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