Educational Administration: Leading with Mind and Heart

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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 system. Where does one start? An effective method would be to systematically examine the 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. This new edition of ...
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Overview

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 system. Where does one start? An effective method would be to systematically examine the 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. This new edition of Educational Administration: Leading with the Mind and Heart suggests such a sequential and systematic approach. Utilizing it effectively can produce dramatic results.
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The case study approach is an excellent method to put theory into practice...the activities work logically with the text and the chapter case studies as well as with the general concepts of the chapter.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781566767019
  • Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
  • Publication date: 11/28/1998
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 169
  • Product dimensions: 6.24 (w) x 9.33 (h) x 1.04 (d)

Meet the Author

Robert H. Palestini is dean emeritus and professor of educational leadership at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is also the Director of the Educational Leadership Institute and Center for Urban Catholic Education at SJU. In addition, almost fifty years in the field of education, he has been a science teacher, principal, and superintendent of schools.

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Table of Contents

1 Organizational structure in schools 1
2 School culture 22
3 Organizational leadership 40
4 Motivating and rewarding individuals 64
5 Effective communication 92
6 Conflict management 125
7 The strategic planning process 151
8 Effective decision making 179
9 Power and the negotiations process 204
10 The change process 224
11 Leading with heart 279
12 Organizational diagnosis 311
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