Why Context Matters in Educational Leadership: A New Theoretical Understanding

ISBN-13: 9781032148830 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 186 str.

Colin Evers; Gabriele Lakomski

Opis

This book offers an account of educational leadership and argues that studies of leadership in education can only progress if the importance of context is understood. Written by two leading scholars in the field, this book will be essential reading for those working in the fields of education, educational administration and leadership.

Spis treści

Part I: Philosophical Foundations 1. Naturalism, Educational Administration, and Leadership: An Overview 2. Methodological Individualism and Educational Leadership 3. Leader Cognition in Context Part II: The Social Context of Leadership 4. Leadership, Evidence, and Inference 5. Developing Leadership – From Uncertainty to Social Epistemology 6. Learning Leadership Through Problem-Solving Trajectories 7. Constraints, Structure, and Reasoning Part III: Individuals in Context – Reason, Emotion, Organization 8. Naturalizing Emotions 9. The Role of Emotion in Educational Decision-Making 10. A Naturalistic View of Organizations