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Power, Politics, And Ethics In School Districts » (New Edition)

Authors: Francis M. Duffy
ISBN-13: 9781578863181, ISBN-10: 157886318X
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Date Published: December 2005
Edition: New Edition

This book contributes to the literature on the ethical use of power and political skills to lead whole system change within school districts.

	Prologue : dynamic leadership for systemic change in school districts
1	A change leader's guide to systems thinking	3
2	Change leadership for strategic change	15
3	Change leadership challenges	31
4	The destination of three paths : improved student, faculty and staff, and system learning	49
5	Using power and political behavior to lead whole-system transformation	73
6	Change leadership ethics : a moral compass for navigating whole-system transformation	111
7	Using power and political skills in ethical ways to manage resistance to change	141
8	On the ethical use of power and political behavior to lead systemic change	165
9	Decisions, dilemmas, and dangers	179
10	Parents, power, and the politics of school reform	193
11	Disrupting the status quo : a case for empowerment	207
12	Schools and the "hidden curriculum"	217
13	The power of an idea : new American schools and comprehensive school reform	223
14	Lessons in power sharing and leadership shaping within the forums of campus governance : a concerto in C minor	239