Overview
- Based on an extensive qualitative study spanning over two academic years
- Highlights the practical ways in which principals lead schools by using systems thinking concepts and procedures
- An indispensable resource for school leaders, equipping them to effectively deal with various aspects of their work simultaneously
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The Environmental and Empirical Backdrop to Developing an Enhanced Systemic Leadership Approach
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Front Matter
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The Holistic School Leadership Approach and Guidelines for Its Implementation
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Keywords
- Systems Thinking in School Leadership
- Systems thinking definitions
- Systems Thinking as a Management Approach
- Systems Thinking in School Leadership
- Systems School Leadership
- Characteristics of Systems School Leadership
- Sources of Systems School Leadership
- Development of Systems School Leadership
- Implications of Systems School Leadership
- Implementation of Systems School Leadership
- Practical Guidelines for School Leaders
About this book
This book presents a new approach to school leadership – Holistic School Leadership, whereby school leaders lead schools through systems-thinking concepts and procedures. Facing growing complexity, change and diversity, school leaders need to regularly apply the systems view and perform at the systems level. This book proposes a holistic approach, providing school leaders with systemic principles of action for excellence in education.
“What a wonderful book – once I started it, I couldn’t put it down. The book masterfully makes a systems leadership perspective accessible and grounded in the reality of the daily life of educators. Holistic School Leadership is a “must read” for anyone who has the responsibility for making schools better places, from professors to emerging teacher leaders.”
Karen Seashore (Louis), Regents Professor of Organizational Leadership, Policy and Development, University of Minnesota
“Shaked and Schechter have constructed a much needed bridge to the future of educational leadership, a future of systemic thinking and positivity.”
Joseph Murphy, Professor of Education and Public Policy, Peabody College of Education, Vanderbilt University
“Shaked and Schechter offer a comprehensive yet concise account of the meaning of systems thinking. The authors systematically develop their Holistic School Leadership approach with compelling examples, carefully attending to the perennial challenge of implementation. Important reading for scholars and practitioners of school leadership and management!"
James P. Spillane, Olin Professor in Learning and Organizational Change, Northwestern University
“This is the most important book on systems thinking since Senge’s (1990) seminal work on learning organizations. Shaked and Schechter demonstrate the critical and practical utility of systems thinking for school leaders—a must read for all reflective practitioners.”
Wayne K. Hoy, Professor Emeritus, The Ohio State University.
“Holistic School Leadership provides an innovative and exciting look into a new perspective on educational leadership that holds tremendous potential in reshaping educational research, policy, and practice. The idea of interdependence alone makes this powerful new book required reading for anyone concerned with the future of education and educational leadership in particular. Give yourself, your colleagues, your students, and your system the gift of the wisdom in this book.”
Alan J. Daly, Chair and Professor, Department of Education Studies, University of California, San Diego
“In this informative book, Shaked and Schechter offer a fresh application of systems thinking to schools and to the work of school leaders. This book is a useful addition to the bookshelves of both those who prepare and those who support school leaders.”
Megan Tschannen-Moran, Professor of Educational Leadership, College of William and Mary
Authors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Systems Thinking for School Leaders
Book Subtitle: Holistic Leadership for Excellence in Education
Authors: Haim Shaked, Chen Schechter
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53571-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-53570-8Published: 10 March 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85186-0Published: 21 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-53571-5Published: 02 March 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 140
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations
Topics: Administration, Organization and Leadership, Sociology of Education