04574nam 2200577 450 991051132700332120170918231442.01-4725-6827-3(CKB)3710000000541024(EBL)4197998(MiAaPQ)EBC4197998(EXLCZ)99371000000054102420160113h20162016 uy 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierEducational leadership for a more sustainable world /Mike BotteryLondon, England :Bloomsbury Academic,2016.©20161 online resource (241 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4725-6825-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover page ; Halftitle page ; Series page ; Title page ; Copyright page ; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PREFACE; PART ONE Describing and Identifying the Problems; CHAPTER ONE Leading Sustainability, Sustaining Leadership ; Introduction: A leadership of pressure and paradox?; Sustainability through the greater recognition of complexity; Educational leadership and the evaluation of contrasting claims; An educational leadership response; CHAPTER TWO The Meanings of Sustainability and the Dynamics of its Decline ; Creating greater sustainability: Maintenance or change?Business influences on the definition of sustainability Sustainability and educational leadership; Environmental influences on sustainability; From sustainability to unsustainability: The stressing of systems; Reaching crisis point; What can be learnt about the sustainability of educational leadership from such comparisons? ; Conclusions; CHAPTER THREE Tame, Wicked and Humble Leadership; Introduction; Living in a complex world; The tame and the wicked; Wicked problems; Tame and wicked distinctions, or tame and wicked continua?; The advent of super-wicked problems?Changing the nature of educational leadershipConclusion: Tame, wicked and humble leadership; CHAPTER FOUR Efficiency, Sufficiency and Educational Leadership; Introduction; Efficiency as an unsustainable concept; Efficiency in a wider societal role; Sufficiency as an imperative value; Sufficiency as a necessary but not a sufficient condition; Sustainability, sufficiency and changing leadership values; As many problems as answers; or as many answers as problems?; Reflecting on macro-problems; PART TWO Global Drivers of Unsustainability ; CHAPTER FIVE Cultures of Economic Growth and ConsumptionIntroduction: Consumption, storage and clutterEconomic imperialism?; The concept of economic growth; (a) Description or prescription; (b) Do people always choose to consume, or are they persuaded into believing they must?; (c) What threats are posed by making consumerism a primary personal and social goal?; Final thoughts: Is consumption then really that good, or are there other goods more worth having?; CHAPTER SIX Global Energy Challenges; Introduction: Raising the flag; Is the challenge one of energy supplies, or one of EROI?; How quickly are we moving from 'easy' to 'tough' energy?It's not what's there, it's what you can access . . .International problems and national energy security; The future of unconventional energy sources; A super-wicked problem requiring a super-wicked response?; Energy trends, climate change and educational involvement; Energy and the impact on education; Educational localization; Final thoughts; CHAPTER SEVEN Climate Change and the Assessment of Evidence; Introduction; The problem of climate change from different perspectives; The role of the economist in climate change; Fuel usage, greenhouse gases and climate changeFurther confirmatory evidenceEducational leadershipSchool management and organizationEducationEnvironmental aspectsClimatic changesSustainabilityElectronic books.Educational leadership.School management and organization.EducationEnvironmental aspects.Climatic changes.Sustainability.371.2Bottery Mike931836MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910511327003321Educational leadership for a more sustainable world2550915UNINA