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Strands of dreams: an exploration into the personal experience of leadership and decision-making
Chadwell, Jim F.
Chadwell, Jim F.
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[Fort Worth, Tex.] : Texas Christian University,
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2009
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Strands of Dreams is book about my personal experiences of teaching and learning. It represents a nexus of my life, my experiences, my knowledge, my beliefs, and my passions. Through reflections I attempt to better understand who I am as a teacher leader and what frames my decision-making. With stories, poems, music, movies, life experiences, and literature themes emerge in each chapter and broader themes present themselves in the book holistically. Works from a great variety of sources are used to demonstrate those things that have had a profound effect on my beliefs. These sources include scholars, business writers, popular songs, children's literature, poems, Biblical scripture, and movies. Regardless of the academic nature of the source, they have all had an impact on me as a school leader; therefore they are meaningful to me personally and influence my daily decisions in my work as a school leader. The book highlights the challenges and ambiguities inherent in learning, leadership, teaching, and life. The work is deeply personal and multifaceted. Each chapter has a theme, but it does not attempt to categorize my life chronologically or into finite compartments. But rather, I communicate a holistic expression of who I am. What may appear random actually represents the inner-connected pieces of our life. My experiences and responses are not meant to communicate best practices. I do not think I have the answers, but rather I delve into the deeper questions which many of us face. I desire that a reader completes the book with more questions than answers.
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Educational leadership.
School management and organization Decision making.
School administrators.
Decision making.
Learning.
School management and organization Decision making.
School administrators.
Decision making.
Learning.
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Education