ABSTRACT

Grounded in the theory of sociologist Karl Weick, this edited volume explores key concepts of educational leadership and organizational learning. Chapter authors analyze and reflect on the implications of Weick’s thinking on leadership preparation and development. Providing a thorough understanding of the influence of his ideas in education, this volume unpacks the ways in which Weick’s ideas influence and shape organizational learning and educational leadership and policy today.

chapter 2|24 pages

Leadership as “Disciplined Imagination”

On Developing the Cognitively Agile Leader

chapter 3|21 pages

Karl Weick’s Spines of Leaders

Reflections on an Early Essay

chapter 4|19 pages

Leaders as Bricoleurs

Sensemaking as a Pathway to Skillful Leadership

chapter 5|25 pages

Where the Action Is

Enactment as the First Movement of Sensemaking

chapter 6|17 pages

Karl Weick’s Organizing

chapter 10|21 pages

Leading and Organizing in Schools

Connecting the Dots, Charting the Future