{"product_id":"the-relational-leader-jeffrey-s-brooks-9781350336469","title":"The Relational Leader: Catalyzing Social Networks for Educational Change","description":"\u003cp\u003eHighlighting leadership from a social and relational perspective, this book has a particular emphasis on the innovative role that social networks play in systems change. The social systems engaged in this volume cut across a wide array of stakeholder groups, ranging from student learners, pre-service\/in-service teachers, administrators, community leaders, and out to organizations and communities that reflect well beyond the education sector, showcasing diverse perspectives from multiple areas and international settings. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Bringing together 32 distinguished scholars from Australia, Canada, Germany, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Taiwan, the UK and the USA, this book explores the use of social networks in education across different contexts and settings, connecting it with leadership practice that works at these settings for change. The contributors also examine online and virtual social behaviors and their connections to face to face networks. Ultimately, the volume showcases that leadership is social influence through examining a variety of social systems through social relationships. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn addition to the breadth of studies connecting innovative leadership research to practice in this volume, the contributors also explore a new area of social networks and leadership by examining online and virtual social behaviors and their connections to face to face networks. Ultimately, the selected chapters in this volume make the point that \"leadership is social influence\" through examining a variety of social systems through social relationships.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeffrey S. Brooks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350336467\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350336469\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/26\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.69d","brand":"Jeffrey S. Brooks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47579714388223,"sku":"9781350336469","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ffacdb40-e078-4332-b5a1-552a1eafb9ed.jpg?v=1763876139","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-relational-leader-jeffrey-s-brooks-9781350336469","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}