Model of Emotional Leadership in Schools

<p>Against the backdrop of research that tells us emotions are playing an increasingly prevalent role in organizations’ performance this text draws on empirical studies to powerfully argue that it is incumbent upon school principals to display emotional leadership within the education system. </p><p>A Model of Emotional Leadership in Schools sets out the importance of affective wellness in teachers and addresses questions on emotive school management. Bringing together a range of studies the book elucidates emotion as a managerial tool in the school environment and considers the interpersonal emotional support of teachers by principals. Ultimately the text puts forward a new model of emotional leadership in schools to provide practical insights into the ways in which principals can influence transform and manage teachers’ emotions.</p><p>This insightful text will be of interest to researchers academics and postgraduate students in the fields of school leadership and leadership strategy as well as educators and school leaders concerned with how interpersonal aspects of emotion management play out within the school context. </p><p>Izhak Berkovich is a faculty member in the Department of Education and Psychology at the Open University of Israel Israel.</p><p>Ori Eyal is Chair of the Graduate Division of Policy Administration and Leadership in Education at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Israel.</p>