School Leadership and Complexity Theory

Name: School Leadership and Complexity Theory
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

School Leadership and Complexity TheoryAuthor(s): Keith Morrison\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415277839, 978-0415277839\nSynopsis\nInterest in complexity theory, a relation of chaos theory, has become well established in the business community in recent years. Complexity theory argues that systems are complex interactions of many parts which cannot be predicted by accepted linear equations. In this book, Keith Morrison introduces complexity theory to the world of education, drawing out its implications for school leadership.\nHe suggests that schools are complex, nonlinear and unpredictable systems, and that this impacts significantly within them. As schools race to keep up with change and innovation,he suggests that it is possible to find order without control and to lead without coercion. Key areas:\n* schools and self-organisation\n* leadership for self-organisation\n* supporting emergence through the lear.