Creative educational leadership : a practical guide to leadership as creativity / / Jacquie Turnbull

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910822342603321
• Autore: Turnbull Jacquie
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, England : , : Bloomsbury, , 2012; ©2012
• ISBN: 1-4411-9563-7; 1-4411-7211-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (192 p.)
• Disciplina: 371.2
• Soggetti: Educational leadership; School management and organization; Creative teaching; Creative ability
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Machine generated contents note: pt. I Tensions and challenges -- 1.The changing nature of learning for work -- Change in the organization of work -- A change in learning for work -- New skills for old? -- Changing social relationships -- And what about stability? -- The balancing act: Change vs stability -- 2.Work: Who we are or what we do? -- Work as our identity -- ̀Good Work' -- Work as professionalism -- Work as expert behaviour -- Work as task-orientation -- Work and young people -- The balancing act: Professionalism vs task orientation -- 3.Schooling as a system -- A world of systems -- Resistance to change -- ̀Tinkering' with the structure -- Understanding how change can be implemented -- Sustainable change -- Working in industrial time -- Professional autonomy -- The balancing act: Time control vs autonomy -- 4.What is Education For? -- Education as delivering a curriculum -- Education as developing learning -- Education as preparation for work Note continued: Education as promoting emotional health and well-being -- Education as preparation for citizenship and democracy -- The balancing act -- 5.Seeking Solutions in Leadership as Creativity -- ; Creativity is ... not totally about free expression -- Creativity is ... not restricted to certain people -- Creativity is ... not restricted to certain activities -- Creativity as a process -- Creativity as democratic practice -- The challenge -- pt. II The Practice: Inspire, Motivate, Grow -- 6.The Context: Creating the Environment for Creativity -- The power of environmental influence -- Response-ability -- Adaptability -- Culture as an environmental influence -- The environment for learning -- The context for leadership as creativity -- A framework for leadership as creativity: Inspire -- Motivate -- Grow (IMG) -- 7.Inspire: Vision and Values -- Visions, goals and targets -- The emotional element of visions -- Creating values -- Leaders as values role models Note continued: Inspire: Vision and values for creative leadership -- 8.Motivate: Relationships -- The impact of relationships -- Linking values to interpersonal behaviour -- The skills of relationship management -- Rapport -- The skills of relationship management -- Active listening -- Feedback -- Nourishment not punishment -- Changing relationships -- 9.Grow: Personal Qualities -- Learning for life -- Trustworthiness -- Creative thinking -- Emotional intelligence -- Creative leadership.
• Sommario/riassunto: A guide to developing as a creative leader and to building creative capacity at a personal, institutional and community level.