Leadership in Education: Organizational Theory for the Practitioner

For courses in Organizational Theory and Leadership Theory. This text introduces the pivotal theories of organizational leadership behavior in a direct, comprehensive manner. By design, it is written to challenge, change and expand the leadership behaviors of students. Clearly organized, it exposes readers to Closed Systems theories from the first half of the 20th century, Open (Contingency) theories from the mid- century, and current postmodern or anti-positivistic theories.Russ Marion is the author of 'Leadership in Education: Organizational Theory for the Practitioner', published 2001 under ISBN 9780130167446 and ISBN 0130167444.