Rethinking the "L" Word in Higher Education

In these times of change and challenge in higher education, pleasfor leadership have become frequent. However, the type ofleadership required within this new context (of globalization,demographic changes, technological advancement, and questioning ofsocial authority) may call for different skills, requiring are-education among campus stakeholders if they want to besuccessful leaders.In the past twenty years, there has been a revolution in the waythat leadership is conceptualized across most fields anddisciplines. Leadership has moved away from being leader-centered,individualistic, hierarchical, focused on universalcharacteristics, and emphasizing power over followers. Instead, anew vision has emerged: leadership that is process-centered,collective, context-bound, non-hierarchical, and focused on mutualpower and influence processes.This volume summarizes research and literature about newconceptualizations of leadership to inform practice.This is volume 31, number 6, of the ASHE Higher EducationReport, a bi-monthly journal published by Jossey-Bass.See our entirelist of ASHE Higher Education Report titles for a widevariety of critical issues facing Higher Education today.

Executive Summary.Foreword.Preface.Acknowledgments.The Revolution in Leadership.The Continued Need for Leadership in a Changed Context.Organization of the Book.Key Terms and Theories.Challenges and Missed Opportunities in the Study of Leadershipin Higher Education.New Directions in Higher Education Leadership.Contributions of This Book.A World Apart: New Paradigms of Leadership.Positivist Paradigm.Social Constructivism Paradigm.Critical Paradigm.Postmodern Paradigm.Comparing the Paradigms' Impact.Summary.A World Anew: The Latest Theories of Leadership.Transformational Leadership.Complexity and Chaos Theory.Expanding Cognitive Theories: Mental Models and OrganizationalLearning.Expanding Cultural and Symbolic Theories: Social and CulturalTheories of Leadership.Rethinking Contingency Theories: Processual Leadership.Team or Relational Leadership.Summary.Revolutionary Concepts of Leadership.Ethics and Spirituality.Collaboration.Empowerment.Social Change and Social Movements.Emotions.Globalization.Entrepreneurialism.Accountability.Summary.Higher Education Leadership in the New World.Changes in the Landscape of Higher Education LeadershipResearch.Trait and Behavior Theories.Power and Influence Theories.Transformational Leadership.Complexity and Chaos Theory.Cognitive Theory: Cognitive Frames and OrganizationalLearning.Cultural and Symbolic Theories.Teams and Relational Leadership.Summary.Revolutionary Leadership Concepts in HigherEducation.Ethics and Spirituality.Empowerment.Social Changes.Collaboration and Partnering.Emotions.Globalization.Entrepreneurialism.Accountability.Summary.Practical Implications for the Leadership Revolution.Framing Leadership Research in a New Era.Notes.Appendix: Three Case Studies.References.Name Index.Subject Index.About the Authors.