1st Edition
Complexity Theory and Educational Leadership in Schools Towards a Systems Transformation Heuristic
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
Biography
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.
