Leadership for the Emerging Age

Jerold W. Apps draws on twenty-five years of experience researching and teaching leadership and leadership development to provide adult educators with a blueprint for developing a profoundly different approach to leadership--one that is all-embracing of ideas and people, capitalizes on diversity, and remains open and responsive to change. 1. Uprooting a Leadership Tradition
2. Changing with the Emerging Age
3. Leadership Then and Now
4. Developing a Personal Philosophy of Leadership
5. Examining Beliefs and Values About Leadership
6. Qualities and Characteristics of the New Leaders
7. Redefining Leadership Expectations and Outcomes
8. Leading in New Ways
9. Developing New Educational Perspectives
10. A Personal Approach to Leadership Development
11. The Transformation Process
12. Leadership for Change in Adult Education JEROLD W. APPS is a writer, educational consultant, and former chair of the Department of Continuing and Vocational Education at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He is the author of numerous books including Higher Education in a Learning Society (Jossey-Bass, 1988) and Mastering the Teaching of Adults (1991). Leaders no longer control and determine. They guide and respond. In this book, Jerold W. Apps provides adult educators with a blueprint for developing a profoundly different approach to leadership--one that is all-embracing of ideas and people, capitalizes on diversity, and remains open and responsive to change.Apps draws on twenty-five years of experience researching and teaching leadership and leadership development to show adult educators how to leave behind their ``expert'' role and learn from the learners. Using ideas from behavioral science and the arts and humanities, he reveals how an individual's beliefs and values about knowledge, people, and ethics are at the core of leadership. And he outlines a process for examining those beliefs and developing a personal philosophy of leadership that encourages cooperative work, as well as individual achievement. Apps also offers specific guidance on how leaders can take charge of their own development--and ultimate transformation--including advice on developing a personal learning plan, keeping a journal, and writing a personal credo statement. Leaders no longer control and determine. They guide and respond. In this book, Jerold W. Apps provides adult educators with a blueprint for developing a profoundly different approach to leadership--one that is all-embracing of ideas and people, capitalizes on diversity, and remains open and responsive to change.