Cultural Differences in Educational Leadership

Lessons from Heaven's Messengers, Melting Pot or Not!

By (author) Robert Palestini Professor of Educational Leadership Emeritus; Former Dean of Graduate and C

Publication date:

30 September 2016

Length of book:

188 pages

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Dimensions:

239x157mm
6x9"

ISBN-13: 9781475827279

Leaders and aspiring leaders from all over the world are constantly searching for role models who are successful in placing leadership theory into effective practice. This book identifies ten such role models whose heroic leadership behavior is analyzed in order to reveal what particular abilities and skills made them successful in their particular society and culture and how those attributes can be applied to one’s own leadership practice, whether that be as a classroom teacher, a principal, a superintendent of schools or a college president in the United States or elsewhere in the world.

Introduction
Chapter One: Contemporary Leadership Theory
Chapter Two: Leading with Heart
Chapter Three: Moses
Chapter Four: Gautama Buddha
Chapter Five: Confucius
Chapter Six: Jesus Christ
Chapter Seven: Muhammad
Chapter Eight: Mahatma Gandhi
Chapter Nine: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Chapter Ten: St. Pope John Paul II
Chapter Eleven: St. Mother Teresa
Chapter Twelve: Pope Francis I
Chapter Thirteen: What Have You Learned
Appendix: Diagnostics (Heart Smart Surveys I & II)
References
About the Author

Dr. Robert Palestini is more than a scholar in the field of educational leadership; he is one of its signature practitioners. His latest work should be required for professional educators at all levels. Cultural Differences in Educational Leadership: Lessons from Heaven’s Messengers, Melting Pot or Not! is equal parts timely and timeless. Dr. Palestini takes us on a most historic journey, an examination of the conscience and contributions of 10 of mankind’s most enduring figures. The lessons imparted are spiritual, transformational and essential, and the parallels to contemporary educational leadership are more than symbolic. This is important new ground, and we are proud to call Dr. Palestini one of our own.