... has been written about the twentieth century's theory movement and paradigm wars and the twenty-first century's so-called science wars, the link between these phenomena has not been discussed in the literature. In addition, there have been few attempts to articulate an operational strategy...

...Rachel Roegman; Sarah Woulfin Purpose The purpose of this paper is to reconceptualize the theory-practice gap in educational leadership, not as a deficit, but as a necessity for legitimacy within institutional contexts. Design/methodology/approach This paper draws on institutional theory...

...Beverly J. Irby; Genevieve Brown; Jo Ann Duffy; Diane Trautman Modernist theories in leadership were traditionally dominated by masculine incorporation and lacked feminine presence in development and language. The synergistic theory of leadership (SLT) seeks to explicate the need for a post...

... to the field are also considered. In addition, critiques Evers and Lakomski’s discipline‐like way of working, which is oriented toward constructing the most inclusive and parsimonious theory that can be developed to make sense of educational administration practice. This disciplinary orientation is judged...

... interestingly, Evers and Lakomski’s stance on “strong vs weak” naturalism seems to be vague. Then, in closing, it is suggested that a recent theory in epistemology termed “foundherentism” might provide some avenues for the further development of naturalistic coherentism, such as by emphasising empirical input...

... lie with conviction and believability (Christie and Geis, 1970). © MCB UP Limited 2001 Trust Theory Role conflict Managerial power In contemporary US society, telling the truth may be grossly overrated. On the one hand, honesty and truthfulness remain virtues that most people...

... the best alternative, the one thatmaximizes the goals and objectives. 6 Do it: Implement the decision[ 2 ]. The classical model is a strategy of optimizing. This approach is based on classical economic theory that assumes clear goals, complete information, and the cognitive capacity...

... of the different motives of undertaking responsibility. This is done by employing four different theories of behaviour which relate to conformity, compliance, needs and moral development. Although none of these theories directly treats the question of responsibility, an attempt is made to apply each to it. By way...