Giles, David L., <br/><br/>
Relational leadership in education :  a phenomenon of inquiry and practice / 
David L. Giles. 
 - ix, 176 pages ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>The ideological context of educational relationships -- Contemporary understandings of relationships & leadership -- The phenomenology of relationships -- Relationships : the essence of leadership -- Relational leadership -- Relational sensibilities -- Ethical leadership -- Intentional engagement : practices and strategies for enhancing relationships -- The relational nature of organizational culture -- Relational approaches to professional development and learning -- Embedding the phenomenological nature of relationships and leadership within postgraduate programmes for principals and educational leaders -- Relationships in everyday teaching -- Looking back -- Looking forward. 
<br/><br/> 'Relational Leadership in Education considers'relational leadership' within the context of education, critiquing the current ideological'context' and contemporary understandings of its influence. Employing a phenomenological approach, this book explores the relational nature of education, relational leadership, and the organisational culture to provide a more sophisticated exploration of practice-based wisdom. It offers an extensive range of activities for further thinking on the experiential nature of relational leadership, grouped around a number of themes' -- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781138334076  RM568.37 9781138334090 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Educational leadership.<br/>Educators--Professional relationships.<br/>Teachers--Professional relationships.<br/>School administrators--Professional relationships.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Relational leadership.