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9781578862641

Leaders Who Dare Pushing the Boundaries

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    9781578862641

  • ISBN10:

    1578862647

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2005-07-21
  • Publisher: R&L Education
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Summary

Here, the authors focus on leaders who dare to lead their schools, districts, universities, and educational organizations to new possibilities. The leadership practices of the individuals featured contribute significantly to craft knowledge and to the discourse on contemporary issues of educational leadership. This book is a report of the results of a collective qualitative inquiry into the leadership of eighteen impressive women educational leaders from Illinois, representing a diversity of roles, community sizes, institutional types, and racial perspectives.

Author Biography

Linda L. Lyman is a professor in the Department of Educational Administration and Foundations at Illinois State University Dianne E. Ashby is professor and 10th Dean of the College of Education at Illinois State University Jenny S. Tripses is an assistant professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Human Development at Bradley University (Peoria, IL)

Table of Contents

List of Tables vi
Acknowledgments vii
Preface ix
1 Introduction 1(18)
2 Studying Women's Leadership: Contemporary Issues 19(18)
3 Developing Collaborative Decision-Making Processes 37(24)
4 Pushing the Bureaucratic Boundaries 61(28)
5 Claiming Power Through Politics 89(30)
6 Living and Leading From Values 119(24)
7 Redefining Leadership: New Ways of Doing and Being 143(22)
8 Visionary, Provocative, Integrative, by Madeline Hafner 165(24)
9 Concluding Reflections 189(14)
Biographical Sketches of Leaders Interviewed 203(26)
References 229(10)
Index 239(8)
About the Authors 247

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