ABSTRACT
The question of aesthetics as a theoretical framework for thinking about modern leadership issues in educational settings is an emergent area of inquiry that is receiving considerable attention. There is a growing sense that the mechanistic approach to leadership, which has been widely encouraged over the last ten years, is sterile and that a more philosophical approach is now required.
This approach is covered here, taking into account the importance of aesthetics on all aspects of the administrative and leadership world: the ways ideas and ideals are created, how their expression is conveyed, the impact they have on interpersonal relationships and the organisational environment that carries and reinforces them and the moral boundaries or limits that can be established or exceeded.
While presenting a significant departure from conventional studies in the field, the international contributors reflect a continuity of thought on administrative and leadership authority, from the writings of Plato through to current theory.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |18 pages
Introduction
part I|78 pages
Philosophical foundations
chapter 2|13 pages
Imagination, taste, the sublime, and genius in administration
chapter 3|11 pages
The art and legacy of the Romantic tradition
chapter 4|19 pages
Collingwood on imagination, expression and action
part II|62 pages
Aesthetic sources for administration and leadership
chapter 8|18 pages
The Victorian hangover
chapter 9|17 pages
A narrative looking glass for leadership studies in administration
part III|62 pages
Critical applications to administration and leadership