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Aligning Mind and Heart

Leadership and Organization Dynamics for Advancing K-12 Education

Chris Heasley and Robert Palestini Ed.D

This book is a go-to guide for school leadership. Content includes organization structure, transformative leadership, effective communication, decision-making models, strategic planning, and leadership through change (just to name a few). If an administrator can master the knowledge and skills encompassed in this book, and do it with heart, they will be poised for leadership success. Chapter case studies provide adult leaders an opportunity to explore their new knowledge in real-life based scenarios with guided diagnostic questions for further contemplation.

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 156 • Trim: 6⅜ x 9
978-1-4758-6140-2 • Hardback • December 2021 • $89.00 • (£68.00)
978-1-4758-6141-9 • Paperback • December 2021 • $39.00 • (£30.00)
978-1-4758-6142-6 • eBook • December 2021 • $84.50 • (£65.00)
Subjects: Education / Organizations & Institutions, Education / Professional Development

Chris Heasley is a higher education professor in the Educational Leadership Department at Saint Joseph’s University. He teaches courses on advanced quantitative research in education; educational leaders as researcher and reflective practitioner; and educational environments and community relations.

Robert Palestini has been an educator for almost fifty years, serving as a high school science teacher, principal, superintendent of schools, and university dean. He is currently dean emeritus and professor of educational leadership, as well as the founding executive director of the Education Leadership Institute and Center for Catholic Urban Education at Saint Joseph’s University.

Introduction

Chapter1: Understanding Organization Structure

Chapter 2: Developing Organization Culture

Chapter 3: Transformative Leadership Models

Chapter 4: Motivation for Change

Chapter 5: Relevance of Communication

Chapter 6: Decision-making Models

Chapter 7: Conflict Management Process

Chapter 8: Empowerment for Success

Chapter 9: Comprehensive and Strategic Planning Models

Chapter 10: Leadership through Change

Chapter 11: Leading with Heart

Chapter 12: What have We Learn

Appendix: Heart Smart Survey I & II

References

About the Authors

If you are looking for a timely book that combines educational leadership theory and practice for transformational leaders you have found it in Robert Palestini and Christopher Heasley’s collaborative book Aligning Mind and Heart: Leadership and Organization Dynamics for Advancing K-12 Education. In addition to expertly presenting several leadership styles these two professors from Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia clearly examine comprehensive theories from, among others, Bolman/Deal and Hershey/Blanchard. Drs. Palestini and Heasley use theorists as anchors and bring them to life through practical case studies. Their own backgrounds and perspectives – Palestini as a former superintendent of Philadelphia’s Archdiocese schools and Heasley as a bright emerging leader in higher education – make this a rich resource for anyone desiring to navigate educational leadership during these challenging times.


— Terrance L. Furin, PhD, author of Combating Hatred: Transformational Educators Striving for Social Justice


Drs. Chris Heasley and Robert Palestini continue to inform our profession, practice, and person with clearly defined diagnostic tools supported by theoretical constructs for organizational health, coherence, and effectiveness. Decades of experience represented and reflected on in Aligning Mind and Heart: Leadership and Organization Dynamics for Advancing K-12 Education assist educational leaders with awareness, understanding, maintenance, and improvement of their organizations’ culture and attention to mission.


— Samuel Lee, EdD, superintendent, Bristol Township School District


In Aligning Mind and Heart:Leadership and Organization Dynamics for Advancing K-12 Education, Chris Heasley and Bob Palestini share some of the insights that they have gleaned from their more than seventy collective years of experience at all levels of educational administration. They offer us a step-by-step process for improving the organizational health of our educational institutions. By following their Diagnostic Debrief and using the Heart Smart surveys, teachers, administrators, and aspiring educational leaders will be able to develop an improvement plan for their teaching departments, educational institutions, and school districts that can lead them to new heights.


— Maureen McDermott, IHM, PhD, Chief Academic Officer and Superintendent of Secondary Schools, Archdiocese of Philadelphia Schools


Leaders seeking improvement regarding how their educational institutions function are encouraged to explore Chris Heasley and Bob Palestini’s newest book, Aligning Mind and Heart: Leadership and Organization Dynamics for Advancing K-12 Education. This leadership handbook is intended to provide educational administrators with a valuable guide for addressing the organizational weaknesses in their institutions and turning them into strengths. Their scholar-practitioner approach to learning follows a diagnostic application to school improvement and can make a real difference in the smooth operation of a teaching unit, school system, or district.


— Mwenyewe Dawan, EdD, Assistant Superintendent at Wissahickon School District


Aligning Mind and Heart

Leadership and Organization Dynamics for Advancing K-12 Education

Cover Image
Hardback
Paperback
eBook
Summary
Summary
  • This book is a go-to guide for school leadership. Content includes organization structure, transformative leadership, effective communication, decision-making models, strategic planning, and leadership through change (just to name a few). If an administrator can master the knowledge and skills encompassed in this book, and do it with heart, they will be poised for leadership success. Chapter case studies provide adult leaders an opportunity to explore their new knowledge in real-life based scenarios with guided diagnostic questions for further contemplation.

Details
Details
  • Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
    Pages: 156 • Trim: 6⅜ x 9
    978-1-4758-6140-2 • Hardback • December 2021 • $89.00 • (£68.00)
    978-1-4758-6141-9 • Paperback • December 2021 • $39.00 • (£30.00)
    978-1-4758-6142-6 • eBook • December 2021 • $84.50 • (£65.00)
    Subjects: Education / Organizations & Institutions, Education / Professional Development
Author
Author
  • Chris Heasley is a higher education professor in the Educational Leadership Department at Saint Joseph’s University. He teaches courses on advanced quantitative research in education; educational leaders as researcher and reflective practitioner; and educational environments and community relations.

    Robert Palestini has been an educator for almost fifty years, serving as a high school science teacher, principal, superintendent of schools, and university dean. He is currently dean emeritus and professor of educational leadership, as well as the founding executive director of the Education Leadership Institute and Center for Catholic Urban Education at Saint Joseph’s University.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
  • Introduction

    Chapter1: Understanding Organization Structure

    Chapter 2: Developing Organization Culture

    Chapter 3: Transformative Leadership Models

    Chapter 4: Motivation for Change

    Chapter 5: Relevance of Communication

    Chapter 6: Decision-making Models

    Chapter 7: Conflict Management Process

    Chapter 8: Empowerment for Success

    Chapter 9: Comprehensive and Strategic Planning Models

    Chapter 10: Leadership through Change

    Chapter 11: Leading with Heart

    Chapter 12: What have We Learn

    Appendix: Heart Smart Survey I & II

    References

    About the Authors

Reviews
Reviews
  • If you are looking for a timely book that combines educational leadership theory and practice for transformational leaders you have found it in Robert Palestini and Christopher Heasley’s collaborative book Aligning Mind and Heart: Leadership and Organization Dynamics for Advancing K-12 Education. In addition to expertly presenting several leadership styles these two professors from Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia clearly examine comprehensive theories from, among others, Bolman/Deal and Hershey/Blanchard. Drs. Palestini and Heasley use theorists as anchors and bring them to life through practical case studies. Their own backgrounds and perspectives – Palestini as a former superintendent of Philadelphia’s Archdiocese schools and Heasley as a bright emerging leader in higher education – make this a rich resource for anyone desiring to navigate educational leadership during these challenging times.


    — Terrance L. Furin, PhD, author of Combating Hatred: Transformational Educators Striving for Social Justice


    Drs. Chris Heasley and Robert Palestini continue to inform our profession, practice, and person with clearly defined diagnostic tools supported by theoretical constructs for organizational health, coherence, and effectiveness. Decades of experience represented and reflected on in Aligning Mind and Heart: Leadership and Organization Dynamics for Advancing K-12 Education assist educational leaders with awareness, understanding, maintenance, and improvement of their organizations’ culture and attention to mission.


    — Samuel Lee, EdD, superintendent, Bristol Township School District


    In Aligning Mind and Heart:Leadership and Organization Dynamics for Advancing K-12 Education, Chris Heasley and Bob Palestini share some of the insights that they have gleaned from their more than seventy collective years of experience at all levels of educational administration. They offer us a step-by-step process for improving the organizational health of our educational institutions. By following their Diagnostic Debrief and using the Heart Smart surveys, teachers, administrators, and aspiring educational leaders will be able to develop an improvement plan for their teaching departments, educational institutions, and school districts that can lead them to new heights.


    — Maureen McDermott, IHM, PhD, Chief Academic Officer and Superintendent of Secondary Schools, Archdiocese of Philadelphia Schools


    Leaders seeking improvement regarding how their educational institutions function are encouraged to explore Chris Heasley and Bob Palestini’s newest book, Aligning Mind and Heart: Leadership and Organization Dynamics for Advancing K-12 Education. This leadership handbook is intended to provide educational administrators with a valuable guide for addressing the organizational weaknesses in their institutions and turning them into strengths. Their scholar-practitioner approach to learning follows a diagnostic application to school improvement and can make a real difference in the smooth operation of a teaching unit, school system, or district.


    — Mwenyewe Dawan, EdD, Assistant Superintendent at Wissahickon School District


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