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Leadership in Education: Organizational Theory for the Practitioner | 
 enlarge | Author: Russ Marion
Publisher: Waveland Pr Inc
Category: Book
List Price: $43.95
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 376153
Media: Paperback
Pages: 371
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 7.5 x 0.6
ISBN: 1577663942
Dewey Decimal Number: 370
EAN: 9781577663942
ASIN: 1577663942
Publication Date: January 15, 2005
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Product Description
Marion writes in the preface, "Theories are little more than ivory tower artifacts if they cannot be translated into guides for actual leadership behavior." This idea permeates throughout Leadership in Education. Bridging the gap between the theoretical and the practical, Marion places organizational theory in broad historical and philosophical contexts to help readers see patterns in the material. Each major paradigm shift the field has undergone is examined in detail, along with the background shifts that accompanied them. All major organizational theories are covered: machine theory, human relations, structuralism, open systems, and finally anti-positivist theories. Each chapter opens with a list of objectives reflecting expected reader outcomes, as opposed to chapter intent. The objectives are implemented through discussion questions, suggested research topics, activities, and case studies. These items are embedded within each chapter rather than placed at the end, further facilitating a shift between the academic and the practical even within the book itself.
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Not my idea of a rainy ay read January 27, 2008
Vivian D. Logan (Alexandria, VA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The book appears to be written from a sociological perspective and may be a difficult read for a novice educator - without the benefit of a more experienced educator or facilitator to help with understanding how to process many of the concepts discussed in the book and how they even relate to education.
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