School Leadership and Complexity Theory
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: RoutledgeFalmer
Published: June 28, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780415277839
Subjects: Organization & management of education; Schools; School management and organiza; Education / Teaching; Education; School management and organization; Administration - General; Leadership; Education / Leadership; Complex organizations; Educational leadership
First sentence: None of us can exist independent of our relationships with each other.
Description: "This book suggests that schools are complex, nonlinear and unpredictable systems, and that this impacts significantly on leadership, relationships and communication within them. As schools race to keep up with change and innovation, this book suggests that it is possible to find order without control and to lead without coercion." "This book will be of interest to headteachers and middle managers, and those on higher level courses in educational leadership and management."--Jacket.