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The current chapter identifies sources of Holistic School Leadership among school leaders, which are the roots upon which school leaders can develop their ability to perform at the systems level. Our research uncovered four such sources: (1) Management experience—the principal’s prior experiences gained from a school managerial position either as principal or as a teacher holding a managerial role, or even gained from a managerial position outside the school system. (2) Role model—the principal’s past work alongside a systems thinker, usually a principal who led the school through systems thinking, imparted this view to the staff, and created an atmosphere that supported systems-thinking development. (3) Academic study—mainly in the principal preparation program. (4) Natural tendency—the principal’s personal aptitude for acquiring high levels of systems thinking.
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Shaked, H., Schechter, C. (2017). Sources of Holistic School Leadership . In: Systems Thinking for School Leaders. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53571-5_7
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