Robert Palestini

Educational Administration (eBook, ePUB)

Leading with Mind and Heart

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 324
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Oktober 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781610483988
• Artikelnr.: 39489882

Autorenporträt

Robert Palestini has been an educator for almost fifty years, serving as a high school science teacher, principal, superintendent of schools, and university dean. He is currently dean emeritus and professor of educational leadership, as well as the founding executive director of the Education Leadership Institute and Center for Catholic Urban Education at Saint Joseph's University.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Organizational Structure and Behavior in Schools
Chapter 2 Educational Leadership
Chapter 3 Motivating and Rewarding Individuals
Chapter 4 Effective Communication
Chapter 5 Conflict Management
Chapter 6 Effective Decision-Making
Chapter 7 Power and the Negotiation Process
Chapter 8 Organizational Diagnosis
Chapter 9 Leading with the Heart
Chapter 10 Appendix
Chapter 11 Index