Complexity Theory and Educational Leadership in Schools - Towards a Systems Transformation Heuristic

This book draws on aspects of complexity theory and its integral link to systems performance, to propose a new method of combatting the longstanding opportunity gap and related underperformance of so many underserved students in the American educational system.

List of contents

1. The Challenges and Possibilities of School Leadership in the 21st Century 2. Creating Transformational Leaders: A Complexity Perspective 3. A Complex Adaptive School in Action 4. "We are crew, not passengers . . . at least some of us": Reform and Resistance at the Jeffrey Jackson Elementary School 5. School Leadership, Complex Emergence, and Relational Trust in Three School Contexts 6. Student Lives Matter . . . and Related Insights 7. Appendix A: Making It Real: Applying the Systems Transformation Heuristic

About the author

Patrick McQuillan was an Associate Professor (retired) in the Lynch School of Education and Human Development at Boston College, USA.
Laura Schall-Leckrone is a Professor of TESOL and Bilingual Education in the Division of Language and Literacy at Lesley University, USA.
Brad Kershner is the Head of Kimberton Waldorf School, USA. He obtained his PhD from the Lynch School of Education and Human Development at Boston College, USA.
Anna Noble Dunphy is the Assistant Principal at Oak Ridge School, USA. She obtained her PhD in Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Leadership at Boston College, USA.
Ksenia Filatov is a PhD candidate in the Lynch School of Education and Human Development at Boston College, USA.

Summary

This book draws on aspects of complexity theory and its integral link to systems performance, to propose a new method of combatting the longstanding opportunity gap and related underperformance of so many underserved students in the American educational system.

Product details

• Authors: Anna Noble Dunphy, Ksenia Filatov, Brad Kershner, Patrick Mcquillan, Patrick Schall-Leckrone Mcquillan, McQuillan Patrick, Laura Schall-Leckrone
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.02.2025
• EAN: 9781032686073
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3268607-3
• No. of pages: 208
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; EDUCATION / General, EDUCATION / Urban, EDUCATION / Leadership, Organization & management of education, Educational administration and organization, Moral and social purpose of education, Multicultural education, Moral & social purpose of education, Educational strategies and policy