Leadership in Place

How Academic Professionals Can Find Their Leadership Voice

By: Jon F. Wergin (Editor), David W. Leslie (Foreword by)

Write A Review

Hardcover | 1 April 2007 | Edition Number 1

At a Glance

Hardcover
272 Pages

Dimensions(cm)
23.62 x 15.75 x 1.98

Hardcover

$110.75

or 4 interest-free payments of $27.69 with

Ships in 10 to 15 business days

In this stimulating collection of stories, ten academic leaders reflect from personal experience on leadership in place—an emergent mode of leadership that brings people together in order to effect organizational change. Originating from diverse sectors of the academy, each of the book's contributors brings a fresh and deeply human perspective on academic leadership theories and their effective applications. <p> <i>Leadership in Place</i> calls for a shift in attitude about leaders and leadership. It departs from the hierarchical view that academic leadership flows from a leadership position, and instead embraces a more lateral view where leadership roles are available to everyone. It calls for a rethinking of how our colleges and universities are led and organized by discussing the following: <ul> <li> Importance of strong academic communities in preserving the integrity of academic programs <li> Empowerment of part-time faculty by combining adaptive and transformative learning models <li> Opportunities for, benefits of, and challenges in collaborative leadership <li> Problems that can emerge in times of leadership transitions and possible solutions <li> Concept of leadership as an attribute of the many rather than the few </ul> <p> Advocating for academics to reengage and recommit to their institutions, the book creates an agenda for what higher education must do to create conditions under which leadership in place is the norm rather than the exception.

Industry Reviews

"[This book] will help academics justify reengagement and recommitment to their institutions and to the good to which they instinctively know they should be dedicated."
?David W. Leslie, Chancellor Professor of Education, The College of William and Mary

"Leadership in Place provides ground-breaking insights into the practice of leadership in higher education. The constraints on authority in cultures that select for people who place a premium on their own autonomous research and teaching pose special demands for leadership, and Wergin's volume sheds penetrating light into these challenges. An immensely practical book."
?Ronald A. Heifetz, King Hussein Bin Talal Lecturer in Public Leadership, and Co-Founder, Center for Public Leadership, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

Shipping

	Standard Shipping	Express Shipping
Metro postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Regional postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Rural postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95

Orders over $79.00 qualify for free shipping.

How to return your order

At Booktopia, we offer hassle-free returns in accordance with our returns policy. If you wish to return an item, please get in touch with Booktopia Customer Care.

Additional postage charges may be applicable.