Rethinking the "L" Word in Higher Education The Revolution in Research on Leadership

ISBN-10: 0787986771

ISBN-13: 9780787986773

Edition: 2006

Authors: Adrianna J. Kezar, Rozana Carducci, Melissa Contreras-McGavin, Melissa Contreras-McGavin

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In these times of change and challenge in higher education, pleas for leadership have become frequent. However, the type of leadership required within this new context (of globalization, demographic changes, technological advancement, and questioning of social authority) may call for different skills, requiring a re-education among campus stakeholders if they want to be successful leaders. In the past twenty years, there has been a revolution in the way that leadership is conceptualized across most fields and disciplines. Leadership has moved away from being leader-centered, individualistic, hierarchical, focused on universal characteristics, and emphasizing power over followers. Instead,…

Book details

List price: $29.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/19/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



Executive Summary


Foreword


Preface


Acknowledgments


The Revolution in Leadership


The Continued Need for Leadership in a Changed Context


Organization of the Book


Key Terms and Theories


Challenges and Missed Opportunities in the Study of Leadership in Higher Education


New Directions in Higher Education Leadership


Contributions of This Book


A World Apart: New Paradigms of Leadership


Positivist Paradigm


Social Constructivism Paradigm


Critical Paradigm


Postmodern Paradigm


Comparing the Paradigms' Impact


Summary


A World Anew: The Latest Theories of Leadership


Transformational Leadership


Complexity and Chaos Theory


Expanding Cognitive Theories: Mental Models and Organizational Learning


Expanding Cultural and Symbolic Theories: Social and Cultural Theories of Leadership


Rethinking Contingency Theories: Processual Leadership


Team or Relational Leadership


Summary


Revolutionary Concepts of Leadership


Ethics and Spirituality


Collaboration


Empowerment


Social Change and Social Movements


Emotions


Globalization


Entrepreneurialism


Accountability


Summary


Higher Education Leadership in the New World


Changes in the Landscape of Higher Education Leadership Research


Trait and Behavior Theories


Power and Influence Theories


Transformational Leadership


Complexity and Chaos Theory


Cognitive Theory: Cognitive Frames and Organizational Learning


Cultural and Symbolic Theories


Teams and Relational Leadership


Summary


Revolutionary Leadership Concepts in Higher Education


Ethics and Spirituality


Empowerment


Social Changes


Collaboration and Partnering


Emotions


Globalization


Entrepreneurialism


Accountability


Summary


Practical Implications for the Leadership Revolution


Framing Leadership Research in a New Era


Notes



Three Case Studies


References


Name Index


Subject Index


About the Authors