Taking Parts - Ingredients for Leadership, Participation, and Empowerment (Paperback)

This book is a contribution to the contemporary debate about how Americans can take an active part in shaping their lives and communities. In it the authors show some possibilities for meaningful social action at a time when many Americans seem disillusioned about their prospects for influencing events and policies. The authors produce a work that reveals what it is like to think seriously in collaboration with others, inviting readers into the work as partners. Contents: INTRODUCTION: Taking Parts in a Conversation About Leadership. INGREDIENTS FOR LEADERSHIP. Leadership as Practical Wisdom: The Parable of Lincoln, Michael A. Leiserson; Rating the Presidents for Greatness: What Role Does Crisis Play?, Frank B. Costello, S.J.; Ignatius: Wisdom Through Discernment, Patrick B. O'Leary, S.J.; Perceval: From Naivete to Wisdom, Peter B. Ely, S.J. INGREDIENTS FOR PARTICIPATION. 'But Trusted Servants: ' A Meditation on the A.A. Conception of Leadership, Thomas M. Jeannot; A Democratic Model of Leadership: Politics in an All Female Community, Eloise A. Buker; Italian/American Women Writers: Family Shapes Community, Mary Jo Bona; Learning To Lead, Jane A. Rinehart. INGREDIENTS FOR EMPOWERMENT. Making School Real: Leadership in the Classroom, Julie Tammivaara; Careful Mutuality: Leadership and Friendship in the Workplace, Rose Mary Volbrecht; We Need Not Be Ruled By Leaders: The Early Town Meetings, Robert Waterman; A Lesson for Citizens, Blaine Garvin

General

Imprint:	University Press of America
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 1994
First published:	March 1994
Authors:	Eloise Buker • Michael A. Leiserson • Jane A. Rinehart
Dimensions:	215 x 161 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	284
ISBN-13:	978-0-8191-9397-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Pressure groups & lobbying Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Multicultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > General
LSN:	0-8191-9397-6
Barcode:	9780819193971

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