Table of contents - Special Issue: Organizing Schools for the Future: Innovative Conceptualizations of Schools as Organizations
Guest Editors: Sharon Kruse, Karen Edge, Chen Schechter
The paradox of leading amidst uncertainty: maintaining balance on an unstable beam
Maxwell M. Yurkofsky, Donald J. PeurachThis paper proposes a new conception of school systems arising out of the collision of three forces: (1) a longstanding press to rationalize the technical work of schools in the…
School and district structure adaptations to the COVID-19 super-stressor
S. David Brazer, Scott C. Bauer, Alyson L. LavigneThe purpose of this paper is to present a conceptual framework that explains structural responses to external organizational shocks. The authors illustrate framework dynamics with…
Interweaving resilience: leadership of continuous improvement partnerships and Mary Parker Follett's theory of relational process
David H. Eddy-SpicerFollett's relational process theory illuminates key aspects of interdependence among organizations in the field of education that are essential to fostering capacities for…
Smart collaborative ecosystem: leading complex school systems
Pascale Benoliel, Chen SchechterThe need to innovate and apply alternative forms of school organization is evident as the COVID-19 pandemic has generated a need to establish new conceptualizations of schools and…
Time is ticking: the dynamics of education reform in the Covid-era
Sarah L. Woulfin, Natalie SpitzerThis paper applies concepts from organizational theory as well as physics to elucidate the role of time in the US education system’s efforts to recuperate from the pandemic. This…
Is it just me? The organizational implications of individual and collective burnout in schools
Sharon Kruse, Karen EdgeThis paper explores how individual and collective burnout has become an organizational concern for school leaders, why burnout matters and what might be done to address the…
From climate to community: a new approach to conceptualizing the relational element of organizational learning
Jennifer Karnopp, Jeff WallsExisting conceptualizations of organizational learning focus on processes and structures while also acknowledging a social element, usually framed as bringing people together…
Schooling for equitable excellence: principles of systemic design
Scott EacottEducation is a key institution of modern society, long recognized for its central role in the reproduction of inequities and with the potential to challenge them. Schools behave…
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Professor Chen Schechter
- Professor Jayson W. Richardson