Contextual Intelligence in School Leadership

Ramodikoe Nylon Marishane, PhD (2004), University of South Africa, is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Education at the University of Pretoria. He has published many articles and book chapters on school leadership, including School Leadership in a Changing Context (Van Schaik, 2011).

• ForewordMatthew KutzPreface1 Theoretical Grounding for Contextual Intelligence in School Leadership1 Introduction2 Context and Contextual Inteligence3 Contemporary School Leadership Theories and Context4 Conclusion2 Contextual Intelligence for Redesigning School Organisational Environment1 Introduction2 Redesigning the School Organisational Environment3 Why Contextual Intelligence Matters for a School Leader4 The Complexity of School Organisational Context5 Contextual Intelligence for Integrated School Organisational Construct6 Conclusion3 Navigating the Dynamic School Organisational Landscape1 Introduction2 Interplay of Contextual Factors Influencing the School’s Organisational Landscape3 Paradigmatic Shiftsin the School Organisational Landscape4 Responding to the Dynamics and Paradigmatic Shifts in the School Organisational Context5 Conclusion4 School-Home-Community Engagement as an Essential Component of Contextual Intelligence1 Introduction2 Conclusion5 Context-Responsive Teacher Development1 Introduction2 Teacher Development in Context: What Is It?3 The Context in Which Contemporary Teachers Work4 Leading Teacher Development Intelligently5 Conclusion6 Contextual Intelligence for Student Learning1 Introduction2 Theoretical Perspectives on Knowledge and Student Learning Process3 Insight into Contemporary Context of Student Learning4 Orientation towards Students’ Learning Outcomes5 Conclusion7 Connecting the Disconnected through Contextextual Intelligence1 Introduction2 Fragmented Construct of School Leadership3 Leading the School in the Context of Change and Uncertainty4 Transcending the Past and the Present through Thought and Action5 ConclusionReferencesIndex