When is leadership not relational? When is education not relational? When is life not relational? Relationships always matter to our living, educating and leading. Relational Leadership in Education considers this ‘Relational Leadership’ within the context of education, critiquing the current ideological ‘context’ and contemporary understandings of its influence. Employing a phenomenological approach, this book explores the relational nature of education, Relational Leadership, and the organizational culture to provide a more sophisticated exploration of practice-based wisdom. It offers an extensive range of activities for further thinking on the experiential nature of Relational Leadership, grouped around a number of themes: Relational Leadership and sensibilities; organizational culture; professional development; curriculum, pedagogy and assessment; and the reconstruction of a postgraduate Educational Leadership and Management programme for experienced, emergent and aspiring leaders.‘Relational Leadership’ is not about describing yet another style of leadership but rather about a relational way of being in leadership that utilizes refined relational sensibilities. ‘Relational Leadership’ is also a reminder of what is critical in a leader’s practice — leadership is always relational, and relationships are the essence of leadership.
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Relational Leadership in Education considers ‘relational leadership’ within the context of education, critiquing the current ideological ‘context’ and contemporary understandings of its influence.
List of Figures and TablesSection 1: Education as A Critical ContextChapter 1. IntroductionChapter 2. The Ideological Context of Educational RelationshipsChapter 3. Contemporary Understandings of Relationships & LeadershipSection 2: The Phenomenology of Relationships Chapter 4. Relationships: The Essence of Leadership Chapter 5. Relational Leadership Chapter 6. Relational Sensibilities Chapter 7. Ethical LeadershipSection 3: Intentional Engagement: Practices and Strategies for Enhancing Relationships Chapter 8. The Relational Nature of Organizational CultureChapter 9. Relational Approaches to Professional Development and LearningChapter 10: Embedding the Phenomenological Nature of Relationships and Leadership Within Postgraduate Programmes for Principals and Educational Leaders Chapter 11: Relationships in Everyday Teaching Chapter 12: Looking Back - Looking Forward
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ISBN
9781138334076
Publisert
2018-09-26
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Routledge
Vekt
453 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
U, G, 05, 01
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Product language
Engelsk
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Antall sider
176

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Biographical note

Professor David L. Giles taught in elementary and secondary schools prior to teaching and researching Educational Leadership and Management and Teacher Education in universities across New Zealand, Australia and China.