1st Edition
Political Philosophy, Educational Administration and Educative Leadership
By Reynold Macpherson
Copyright 2014
256 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
256 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
256 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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In this book Reynold Macpherson initiates a politically-critical theory of educative leadership as a fresh line of inquiry in the practice, research and theory of educational administration and educational leadership.
Divided into four parts, the book introduces the sub-discipline of political philosophy to the field of educational administration, management and leadership. It does this by... Read more
Part I: Introducing Political Philosophy to Educational Administration Political Philosophy. Educational Administration. Intimations of Communitarianism. Intimations of Communicative Rationalism and Egalitarian Liberalism Part II: Case Studies of Becoming an Educational Leader Becoming a Primary School Principal in New Zealand. Becoming a School Director in Timor Leste. Becoming a Director-General of Education and Training in NSW Part III: Case Studies of Political Crises in Educational Institutions and Systems A Crisis in Institutional Governance in Hong Kong. A Crisis in the Governance of a Middle Eastern University. A Crisis of Governance in New Zealand’s State School System Part IV: Questioning and Suggesting Theory A Politically-Critical Review of Educative Leadership. The Relativity of Politically-Critical Analysis and Leadership.
Biography
Reynold Macpherson is a consultant evaluator and capacity builder in educational administration, management and leadership, based in New Zealand.
