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Educational administration : leading with mind and heart / Robert Palestini.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2011.Edition: 3rd edDescription: xii, 327 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781610483971 (pbk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • LB 2805 .P175 2011
Contents:
Preface -- 1. Organizational structure in schools -- 2. School culture -- 3. Organizational leadership -- 4. Motivating and rewarding individuals -- 5. Effective communication -- 6. Conflict management -- 7. The strategic planning process -- 8. Effective decision making -- 9. Power and the negotiations process -- 10. The change process -- 11. Leading with heart -- 12. Organizational diagnosis -- Appendix 1 : An introduction to the case study method. -- Appendix 2 : An online course syllabus : administration, organizational culture, and planned change -- Appendix 3 : Interstate school leaders licensure standards for school leaders.
Summary: Newly appointed school administrators are often confused 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 method would be to systematically examine the vital components that make up an organization. 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. The new edition of Educational Administration: Leading with Mind and Heart suggests such a sequential and systematic approach. Utilizing it effectively can produce dramatic results. --Publisher description.Summary: Newly appointed school administrators are often confused 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 method would be to systematically examine the vital components that make up an organization. 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. The new edition of Educational Administration: Leading with Mind and Heart suggests such a sequential and systematic approach. Utilizing it effectively can produce dramatic results. --Publisher description.
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Graduate Studies Graduate Studies DLSU-D GRADUATE STUDIES Graduate Studies Graduate Studies LB 2805 .P175 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 3AEA2012002098

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- 1. Organizational structure in schools -- 2. School culture -- 3. Organizational leadership -- 4. Motivating and rewarding individuals -- 5. Effective communication -- 6. Conflict management -- 7. The strategic planning process -- 8. Effective decision making -- 9. Power and the negotiations process -- 10. The change process -- 11. Leading with heart -- 12. Organizational diagnosis -- Appendix 1 : An introduction to the case study method. -- Appendix 2 : An online course syllabus : administration, organizational culture, and planned change -- Appendix 3 : Interstate school leaders licensure standards for school leaders.

Newly appointed school administrators are often confused 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 method would be to systematically examine the vital components that make up an organization. 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. The new edition of Educational Administration: Leading with Mind and Heart suggests such a sequential and systematic approach. Utilizing it effectively can produce dramatic results. --Publisher description.

Newly appointed school administrators are often confused 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 method would be to systematically examine the vital components that make up an organization. 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. The new edition of Educational Administration: Leading with Mind and Heart suggests such a sequential and systematic approach. Utilizing it effectively can produce dramatic results. --Publisher description.

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