Political approaches to educational administration and leadership /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
[edited by] Eugénie A. Samier with Adam G. Stanley.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Routledge,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2008.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (vi, 319 pages) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations
SERIES
Series Title
Routledge research in education ;
Volume Designation
14
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction / Eugénie A. Samier -- Beyond foxes and lions: Machiavelli's discourse on power and leadership / Andrea Migone -- Administration as a humanistic pursuit: Kant and Hegel on the political critique of educational administration / Eugénie A. Samier -- On Jürgen Habermas' critical theory and the political dimensions of educational administration / Peter Milley -- Hayek, leadership, and learning / Peter Gronn -- Bourdieu's distinction of taste, talent, and power: bridging political fields and administrative practice / Carol E. Harris -- Hermeneutic leadership: Hannah Arendt and the importance of thinking what we are doing / Stephanie Mackler -- Democratic ideals, ethics, Foucault, and the hegemony of modern thought in American education: a critical enquiry / Charles J. Fazzaro -- Risky policy processes: accountability and school leadership / Michèle Schmidt -- Putting alternative perspectives to work in the politics of education / Michelle D. Young and Gerardo R. López -- The politics of civil society and the possibility of change: a speculation on leadership in education / Richard Bates -- The politics of education in museums / Read M. Diket -- The politics of community renewal and educational reform: school improvement in areas of social disadvantage / Lawrence Angus -- At the service of the (restructured) state: principal's work and neoliberal ideology / Janice Wallace -- Listening to student voice in the democratisation of schooling / John Smyth -- The new McCarthyism: the right wing's assault on American academic thought / Fenwick W. English / Supranational organisations and their impact upon nation state education: the case of the International Monetary Fund / Michael Bottery.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This collection explores the political philosophy and theoretical foundations of educational administration and leadership as they influence our understanding, analysis and practice in the field. Throughout, the book takes a broad, international perspective.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Political approaches to educational administration and leadership.
International Standard Book Number
9780415962070
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Educational leadership-- Political aspects.
School management and organization-- Political aspects.
EDUCATION-- Administration-- General.
School management and organization-- Political aspects.