This collection explores the political philosophy and theory foundations for educational administration and leadership as they influence our understanding, analysis and practice in the field. The first section, "Political Philosophy: The Foundations," discusses the work of such writers as Machiavelli, Kant and Hegel, Hayek, Habermas, and Bourdieu as their theories apply to the educational context. The second section, "Political Analysis: The Critique," examines various types of political analyses, such as the politics of the policy process, minority politics, civil society, micro-politics, community politics, and cosmopolitan theory. The last section, "Current Political Controversies: The Practice," addresses current topical issues of a political nature, including the serving of the state economic agenda, the democratisation of educational organisations, the neo-conservative agenda, and globalisation. The broad international perspective from which these topics are covered makes this volume an excellent addition to the fields of educational leadership, organizational studies, and educational administration theory.
Author(s): Eugenie Samier
Edition: 1
Year: 2008
Language: English
Pages: 330
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
List of Figures......Page 8
List of Tables......Page 10
1 Introduction......Page 12
Part I: Political Philosophy......Page 32
2 Beyond Foxes and Lions: Machiavelli’s Discourse on Power and Leadership......Page 34
3 Administration as a Humanistic Pursuit: Kant and Hegel on the Political Critique of Educational Administration......Page 48
4 On Jürgen Habermas’ Critical Theory and the Political Dimensions of Educational Administration......Page 65
5 Hayek, Leadership, and Learning......Page 84
6 Bourdieu’s Distinctions of Taste, Talent, and Power: Bridging Political Fields and Administrative Practice......Page 100
7 Hermeneutic Leadership: Hannah Arendt and the Importance of Thinking What We are Doing......Page 120
8 Democratic Ideals, Ethics, Foucault, and the Hegemony of Modern Thought in American Education: A Critical Enquiry......Page 134
Part II: Political Analysis......Page 148
9 Risky Policy Processes: Accountability and School Leadership......Page 150
10 Putting Alternative Perspectives to Work in the Politics of Education......Page 166
11 The Politics of Civil Society and the Possibility of Change: A Speculation on Leadership in Education......Page 184
12 The Politics of Education in Museums......Page 200
13 The Politics of Community Renewal and Educational Reform: School Improvement in Areas of Social Disadvantage......Page 215
Part III: Current Political Controversies......Page 232
14 At the Service of the (Restructured) State: Principal’s Work and Neoliberal Ideology......Page 234
15 Listening to Student Voice in the Democratisation of Schooling......Page 251
16 The New McCarthyism: The Right Wing’s Assault on American Academic Thought......Page 263
17 Supranational Organisations and their Impact upon Nation State Education: The Case of the International Monetary Fund......Page 280
Contributors......Page 296
Name Index......Page 306
Subject Index......Page 316
