Pivotal Strategies for the Educational Leader: The Importance of Sun Tzu's The Art of War - Couverture rigide

Wong, Ovid K.

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ISBN 10 : 1578867401 ISBN 13 : 9781578867400

Editeur : Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2007

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Public education has been criticized for under-achieving schools and one key phrase for long-term school success is school leadership. Taken comprehensively, leadership emphasizes the importance of where the leader stands at times of decision, challenge, and conflict. The Art of War, written by Sun Tzu, a Chinese military strategist more than 2500 years ago, represents a very complex work of philosophy and military strategy. A good part of the work describes the pivotal role of a leader and his understanding and application of the winning factors. The Art of War application to education is about solving (i.e. fighting) problems (i.e. the enemy) to improve student and school success. The Art of War describes the significance of a leader and his knowledge and prudent application of the strategies. At the core of theses strategies is the non-negotiable moral purpose of the leader to be reinforced by other fine qualities as wisdom, commitment, discipline, and courage. Readers will be amazed and rewarded by finding the relevance and practicality of this ancient Eastern philosophy.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Dr. Ovid Wong is an associate professor of education with Benedictine University, Lisle, Illinois. He is an award-winning teacher and administrator with over 20 years of experience.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Rowman & Littlefield Education
• Date d'édition: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1578867401
• ISBN 13: 9781578867400
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 160