Books by Robert Palestini

There is no better way to learn about leadership thanto study great leaders looking for the habits of mindand heart that enabled them to make a difference. That¿s just what Robert Palestini does in From theWhite House to the Schoolhouse, taking readers on ajourney through the lives of ten U.S. presidents asdiverse, fascinating and instructive as GeorgeWashington, Abraham Lincoln, James Buchanan andHerbert Hoover. Anyone interested in leadership andthe lives of emblematic leaders should find much tolike in Palestini¿s new book. Nicholas Rashford, President Emeritus and UniversityProfessor, Saint Joseph¿s University

Palestini advances a new theory of educational leadership seen through the dual lens of critical theory and the Ignatian vision and its practical implications. A truly novel approach, the author strives to acquiant administrators and students of educational administration with a different way of thinking about education and its administration.

Educators working with Palestini's textbook "Law and American Education: a Case Brief Approach" should find this comprehensive pedagogical tool useful. This guide for instructors contains the full briefs for the cases excerpted in that volume, as well as diacritical and pedagogical suggestions.

This book describes the leadership practice of professional baseball coaches as a way to illustrate situational leadership theory, offering the reader examples of leadership behavior in the four leadership frames suggested by Bolman and Deal's situational leadership theory.

Though many books have been written about leadership, all have failed to include the traits of an effective follower until now. In this book, the author offers six habits or behaviors of highly effective followers: purpose, responsibility, communication, flexibility, integrity, and sensitivity.

This book describes the leadership practices of football coaches as a way to illustrate the theory the author expounds, offering the reader examples of leadership behavior in the four leadership frames suggested by Bolman and Deal's situational leadership theory.

This third edition expands coverage on such topics as the law and students with disabilities, confidentiality, sexual harassment, student searches and tuition vouchers. It also includes some new topics such as bullying, copyright law, and the law and the internet.

Educational leaders and aspiring leaders are constantly searching for ways to improve the functioning of their institutions. This book provides them with a unique approach to diagnosing a school, school system or college's organizational health and determining what interventions might be necessary to improve their operations.

In this second edition of Educational Administration: Leading with Mind and Heart, Palestini shows readers the importance of organizational development and effective management of the change process in successful school administration and leadership.