Educational Leadership in Times of Crisis: Insights from Great Figures in History

This book aims to fill the gap in our knowledge about crisis management in schools, its particular characteristics, and strategies from a historical point of view. It combines knowledge about educational leadership with biographical narratives of great leaders in history who have faced a tremendous crisis successfully and from whom we can learn a lot about effective coping strategies in times of crisis. The leaders in the book represent different nations and organizations, facing political, military, economic or social crises. The book provides a deeper knowledge necessary for preparing for a possible crisis and for managing it in successful ways if it comes and adds novel insights into the field of educational administration and leadership in the twenty-first century.

Izhar Oplatka is Professor of Educational Administration and Leadership at The School of Education, Tel Aviv University, Israel. Oplatka’s research focuses on the lives and careers of school teachers and educational leaders, educational marketing, emotions, and the foundations of educational administration as a field of study.