Leadership Development: Leadership in Education

Adventures in Teacher Leadership by Rebecca Mieliwocki; Joseph Fatheree; Katherine Bassett 

Publication Date: 2019-04-15

Organized around five key tools--communication, collaboration, professional development, data, and advocacy--the book covers every aspect of what is involved in taking on leadership responsibilities. Firsthand accounts of the authors' experiences and those of more than a dozen other State Teachers of the Year describe the various pathways to leadership, strategies for success, and pitfalls to avoid. 

Bounce Forward by Eileen T. Allison-Napolitano 

Publication Date: 2014-02-10

Beginning at a personal level and then moving onto a wider organizational view, this book delves into what is known about resilience and how this can be applied to leadership. Exploring specific strategies and tools for becoming a more resilient leader, this book also includes real "leadership resilience in action" stories from effective leaders who love their work and achieve results. Organizational learning structures are also covered, examining how they incubate resilience in people and teams, and promote resilience throughout an organization.

Crisis Leadership in Higher Education by Ralph A. Gigliotti 

Publication Date: 2019-10-11

Drawing upon the findings of forty interviews with senior leaders from ten major research universities across the United States and a content analysis of over one thousand articles from a variety of news outlets, Crisis Leadership in Higher Education presents a theory-informed framework for academic and administrative leaders who must navigate the institutional and environmental crises that are most germane to institutions of higher education.

Educational Leadership Relationally by Scott Eacott 

Publication Date: 2015-01-01

Through a sustained and rigorous engagement with contemporary thought and analysis, Scott Eacott articulates and defends a relational approach to scholarship in educational leadership, management and administration. Proposing a relational turn, Eacott outlines a methodological agenda for constructing an alternative approach to educational leadership, management and administration scholarship that might be persuasive beyond the critical frontier. 

The Empowered University by Freeman A. Hrabowski; Philip J. Rous (As told to); Peter H. Henderson

Publication Date: 2019-11-12

In The Empowered University, Hrabowski and coauthors Philip J. Rous and Peter H. Henderson probe the way senior leaders, administrators, staff, faculty, and students facilitate academic success by cultivating an empowering institutional culture and broad leadership for innovation. They examine how shared leadership enables an empowered campus to tackle tough issues by taking a hard look in the mirror, noting strengths and weaknesses while assessing opportunities and challenges. 

Leadership in Higher Education by James M. Kouzes; Barry Z. Posner 

Publication Date: 2019-09-17

Kouzes and Posner identify Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership and provide case examples of real people on college and university campuses who demonstrate each practice- * model the way * inspire a shared vision * challenge the process * enable others to act * encourage the heart Anyone in higher education who wants to transform values into actions, visions into realities, obstacles into innovations, segments into solidarity, and risks into rewards must read this book.

Learning-Centred Leadership in Higher Education by Ralf St Clair 

Publication Date: 2020-05-15

This book explores the implications of focusing learning in university leadership. While a range of external and internal factors push contemporary higher education leaders towards a reactive and transactional style, the author argues that placing learning at the centre of the decision-making process ultimately grounds higher education leadership in values. 

Using Servant Leadership by Angelo J. Letizia 

Publication Date: 2018-04-09

Using Servant Leadership provides an instructive guide for how faculty members can engage in servant leadership with administrators, students, and community members. By utilizing a wide range of research and through a series of case studies, Angelo J. Letizia demonstrates how, with a bit of creative thinking, the ideals of servant leadership can work even in the fractious, cash-strapped world of contemporary higher education. Furthermore, he considers how these concepts can be implemented in pedagogy, research, strategic planning, accountability, and assessment.