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Using Weick to Understand, Explore, and Sense-Make: Implications for School Organizations and the Development of Educational Leaders

Mon, April 11, 7:45 to 9:45am, Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 209 B

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

With the intent of consolidating an otherwise disparate set of concepts developed by a noted organizational sociologist, the contributors to this symposium explore select concepts/ideas from the work Karl Weick and reflect on the implications these have for educational organizations and those who lead them. The specific concepts examined include the following: organizing-organizations, sense-making, environmental enactment, loose coupling, mindfulness, highly-reliable organizations, and complicating oneself as a leader. Using these concepts as points of departure, symposium contributors likewise explore the implications these have for leadership preparation in Colleges of Education and how Weick’s theorizing and creativity inform efforts to develop reflective educational leaders.

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