The Art of Leadership: A Choreography of Human Understanding [Paperback]

Kelehear encourages school leaders and teachers to reflect on their own leadership practices and develop new techniques for guiding their organizations. His arts-based approach involves pairing b&w reproductions of original lithographs by artist Joseph Norman with leadership case studies that parallel the predominant element or principle in each work....Kelehear encourages school leaders and teachers to reflect on their own leadership practices and develop new techniques for guiding their organizations. His arts-based approach involves pairing b&w reproductions of original lithographs by artist Joseph Norman with leadership case studies that parallel the predominant element or principle in each work.The author offers encouragement for school leaders and teachers to reflect on their own leadership capacities and to develop an art for leading schools. Using the language of art criticism and critique with real-life examples and case studies, the author helps readers identify an 'eye' for leadership with specific discussion in matters of school leadership and instructional supervision.When we view art, understanding comes in part as we engage in reflective practice. Here, author Zach Kelehear encourages school leaders and teachers to reflect on their own leadership capacities and to develop an art for leading schools. Using the language of art criticism and critique with real-life examples and case studies, he helps readers to identify an eye for leadership with specific discussion in matters of school leadership and instructional supervision. Drawing on the arts-based research approach, Kelehear embraces the language of art critique: the elements of art and the principles of design. The Art of Leadership: ?Presents original art work from the lithographs of Joseph Norman and provides an example of art criticism from each work ?Describes a real-life case study that involves the element or principle ?Helps readers connect the art interpretation with the ll“ê