Paradoxes of Reform: Change-Minded Superintendents, Language, Leadership, and Dualism of Progress

by Aleksey A. Tikhomirov

Overview

Featured in Paradoxes of Reform: Change-Minded Superintendents, Language, Leadership, and Dualism of Progress are superintendents who manage imposed change without abandoning local visions of good schooling, and who are unafraid of upholding their own views of what is important to their students.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781433147289
Publisher:	Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Publication date:	06/12/2018
Edition description:	New
Pages:	230
Product dimensions:	5.91(w) x 8.86(h) x (d)

About the Author

Aleksey A. Tikhomirov earned his doctorate at Binghamton University, where he currently is a College of Community and Public Affairs Public Adminstration faculty member. His research has appeared in The Journal of Management History; The Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies; The Russian Journal of Management; The Leadership Quarterly; Management and Organizational History; and Public Administration Review.

Table of Contents

Foreword – Acknowledgements – Leadership in a Time of Reform – The Field of Leadership Studies: A Critical Evaluation – Archetypes of Reform-Minded Leadership – Life History Research Design – Echoes of History: Boundary-Spanning and Reform-Minded Leadership – Dualism in the Interviews – A Panopticon View of Schools – Conclusion – Appendix A – Appendix B – Appendix C – Appendix D – Index.

Editorial Reviews

Paradoxes of Reform: Change-Minded Superintendents, Language, Leadership, and Dualism of Progress is a wonderful example of how life history and dialogic interchange can elucidate our understanding of reform and leadership in education.” —Ivor Goodson, Professor of Learning Theory, University of Brighton

“Through a combination of historical portraits and life histories, Aleksey A. Tikhomirov gives us an insightful picture of the complexities and contradictions of progressive school administrators. Always interesting and at times surprising, Paradoxes of Reform: Change-Minded Superintendents, Language, Leadership, and Dualism of Progress is a substantive contribution to the literature on educational leadership.” —Michael W. Apple, John Bascom Professor of Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Policy Studies, University of Wisconsin, Madison

“Paradoxes of Reform: Change-Minded Superintendents, Language, Leadership, and Dualism of Progress establishes Aleksey A. Tikhomirov as one the premier scholars and interpreters of public school leadership today. No one has drawn upon history and theory with greater imagination to illuminate the complexities of school reform in our time.” —William J. Reese, Carl F. Kaestle W.A.R.F. and Vilas Research Professor of Educational Policy Studies and History Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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