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Leadership for the Emerging Age: Transforming Practice in Adult and Continuing Education » (1st Edition)

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Authors: Jerold W. Apps
ISBN-13: 9780787900366, ISBN-10: 0787900362
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
Date Published: October 1994
Edition: 1st Edition

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Author Biography: Jerold W. Apps

JEROLD W. APPS is a writer, educational consultant, and former chair of the Department of Continuing and Vocational Education at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He is the author of numerous books including Higher Education in a Learning Society (Jossey-Bass, 1988) and Mastering the Teaching of Adults (1991).

Book Synopsis

Jerold W. Apps draws on twenty-five years of experience researching and teaching leadership and leadership development to provide adult educators with a blueprint for developing a profoundly different approach to leadership—one that is all-embracing of ideas and people, capitalizes on diversity, and remains open and responsive to change.

Table of Contents

Preface
The Author
1Uprooting a Leadership Tradition1
2Changing with the Emerging Age11
3Leadership Then and Now39
4Developing a Personal Philosophy of Leadership63
5Examining Beliefs and Values About Leadership85
6Qualities and Characteristics of the New Leaders105
7Redefining Leadership Expectations and Outcomes123
8Leading in New Ways141
9Developing New Educational Perspectives163
10A Personal Approach to Leadership Development185
11The Transformation Process211
12Leadership for Change in Adult Education227
References245
Index251

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