Power, Politics, and Ethics in School

This book contributes to the literature on the ethical use of power and political skills to lead whole system change within school districts.

Prologue: Dynamic Leadership for Systemic Change in School Districts

ix

Acknowledgments

xxiii

PART I THE CONTEXT FOR THE ETHICAL USE OF POWER AND POLITICAL SKILLS

1

(70)

A Change Leader's Guide to Systems Thinking

3

(12)

Change Leadership for Strategic Change

15

(16)

Change Leadership Challenges

31

(18)

The Destination of Three Paths: Improved Student, Faculty and Staff, and System Learning

49

(22)

PART II POWER, POLITICAL BEHAVIOR, AND ETHICS

71

(88)

Using Power and Political Behavior to Lead Whole-System Transformation

73

(38)

Change Leadership Ethics: A Moral Compass for Navigating Whole-System Transformation

111

(30)

Using Power and Political Skills in Ethical Ways to Manage Resistance to Change

141

(18)

PART III THE VOICES OF REASON: ESSAYS ON POWER, POLITICS, AND ETHICS

159

(100)

On the Ethical Use of Power and Political Behavior to Lead Systemic Change

165

(14)

Russell L. Ackoff

Sheldon Rovin

Decisions, Dilemmas, and Dangers

179

(14)

Richard Farson

Parents, Power, and the Politics of School Reform

193

(14)

Michael E. Hickey

Disrupting the Status Quo: A Case for Empowerment

207

(10)

Libia S. Gil

Schools and the ``Hidden Curriculum''

217

(6)

Art Kleiner

The Power of an Idea: New American Schools and Comprehensive School Reform

223

(16)

David T. Kearns

John L. Anderson

Nelson Smith

Lessons in Power Sharing and Leadership Shaping Within the Forums of Campus Governance: A Concerto in C Minor

239

(20)

William J. A. Marshall

Index

259

(10)

About the Author and Contributors

269

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Power, Politics, and Ethics in School Districts Dynamic Leadership for Systemic Change

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