Educational institutions and leadership through the lens of organization theory / Guest editors: Bob L. Johnson Jr. and Janice R. Fauske.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fauske, Janice R.

Johnson, Bob L. Jr.

Series:

Journal of educational administration ; v.43, no. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Organizational behavior.

School management and organization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (129 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bradford, England : Emerald Group Publishing, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Purpose - This essay argues that it is time to revisit and reintegrate the contributions oforganization theory to the understanding of educational organizations and leadership.Design/methodology/approach - The arguments presented in this essay are predicated on thefollowing assumptions: a collective recognition of the rich theoretical and conceptual contributions thefield of organization has made to the understanding of educational organizations and leadership; aconcern that the pragmatic press of the current reform movement - with its preoccupation withoutcome measures - would discourage effo

Contents:

CONTENTS; EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD; Introduction Organization theory, educational leadership and educational research; Routines in school organizations; Organizational learning theory in schools; Building new bridges; Bridging or buffering?; The business-education relationship; Universities as communities of fate; Mountains, flatlands and tenuous meaning; Postscript: where have we been?; Note from the publisher

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-280-50840-X

9786610508402

1-84544-249-0

OCLC:

70877447