Women and educational leadership - Margaret Grogan

This groundbreaking book presents a new way of looking atleadership that is anchored in research on women leaders ineducation. The authors examine how successful women in educationlead and offer suggestions and ideas for developing and honingthese exemplary leadership practices.

Women and Educational Leadership shows how the qualitiesthat characterize women's approaches to leadership differ fromtraditional approaches?whether the traditional leader is a woman ora man. The authors reveal that women leaders are more collaborativeby nature and demonstrate a commitment to social justice. They tendto bring an instructional focus to leadership, include spiritualdimensions in their work, and strive for balance between thepersonal and professional.

This important book offers a new model of leadership that shiftsaway from the traditional heroic notion of leadership to thecollective account of leadership that focuses on leadership for aspecific purpose-like social justice. The authors includeillustrative examples of leaders who have brought diverse groups towork toward common ground. They also show how leadership is a wayto facilitate and support the work of organizational members. Theideas and suggestions presented throughout the book can help thenext generation fulfill the promise of a new tradition ofleadership.

Women and Educational Leadership is part of theJossey-Bass Leadership Library in Education series.