Trust and Betrayal in Educational Administration and Leadership [Hardcover]

This collection explores critical and foundational theory for trust in educational administration and leadership as it influences a broad range of topics, such as ethics, governance, diversity, policy, management, and power. It demonstrates the relevance of this foundation to practical issues and problems internationally, both within the organizational context and extra-organizationally. Contributors from throughout the world focus on the application of trust factors as they affect our understanding of, and practice in, educational organizations. This volume will be of interest to students and faculty of educational administration theory, the policy and politics of education, and educational leadership as well as practitioners and policy makers.

Editors Introductions.  The Interdisciplinary Foundation of Trust: From Trustworthiness to Betrayal  Eugenie A. Samier.  Theoretical, Practical, and Research Perspectives of Trust in Educational Administration and Leadership  Mich?le Schmidt  Part I: Theoretical Foundations  1. Exploring the Dynamics of Work Place Trust, Personal Agency, and Administrative Heuristics  Cheryl L. Bolton and Fenwick W. English  2. Educational Trust: A Critical Component in the (De)cultivation of Social Capital in School Districts  Mich?le Schmidt  3. Trust in Organisational, Leadership, and Management Studies: Theories, Approaches, and Conceptions  Eugenie A. Samier  Part II: Research Approaches  4. Reconceptualising Educational Administration as a Hermeneutics of Trust  Stephanie Mackler and S?amus Mulryan  5. Studying the Psychological and Cultural Wages of Mistrust: An Essay on Orglã$