A contour is usually defined as an outline or the structure or characteristic of something. A contour line which is shown on a contour map indicates points of elevation. We think that all of these definitions fit Contours of Great Leadership.
This book brings together many aspects of concepts and theories of leadership. It is an amalgam of ideas from the social sciences and the humanities woven together in the idea of leadership as an accoutrement, that is, a deliberate woven garment comprising science, art, experience, and craft knowledge. Thus we see leadership not as either/or an art or a science; or craft knowledge vs. scientific or research based knowledge, but rather as all of them combined and which occurs between followers and leaders within distinctive cultures and modes of communication.
The importance of context and culture as the milieu in which leadership is acquired and learned is critical. In the end leadership is a performing art form, which while it can be studied scientifically, cannot be understood solely as a science without connecting it to the arts and ultimately to practice.

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By Rosemary Papa; Fenwick W. English; Mary Culver; Ric Brown and Frank Davidson

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Table of Contents Preface Foreword Dedication Chapter 1 A Prism for Understanding Great Leadership The Nature of Educational Leadership A Model to Discuss Educational Leadership The Fluid Nature of Identity The Nature of Accoutrements The Critical Questions in School Culture Bourdieu's Concept of Reflexivity vs. Reflective Thinking More than 'Reflective Evaluation Craft' An Example of Reflexivity: Rational Choice Theory as a Silent Presupposition Chapter Learning Extensions Testing Your Understanding of this Chapter about Great Leaders Chapter 2 Habits of Reflection and Focus on Instruction Maturation of Leadership Shared Leadership Focus on Instruction Hands-on Instructional Leadership Optimism Working Together Habitual Values Reflection Chapter Learning Extensions Testing Your Understanding of this Chapter about Values Chapter 3 The Most Important Knowledge Begins with Self The Second Kind of Knowledge: The Anchor of Professional Practice Professional Practice Based on Dogma Leads to Tragic Mistakes The Fallacy of 'Research based' Knowledge as Superior Ipsa Scientia Potestas Est: The Politics of Knowledge Current Issue Analysis: The Great Leaders Mentoring KnowledgeCurrent Issue Analysis: Leading Curriculum ImprovementCurrent Issue Analysis: Student Retention in Theory and in PracticeCurrent Issue Analysis: Technology and Its Role in Teaching and Learning/Social MediaCurrent Issue Analysis: Trends of the Day in Common Core State StandardsCurrent Issue Analysis: Families and CommunitiesChapter Learning Extensions Testing Your Understanding of this Chapter about Knowledge Chapter 4 The Acquisition and Refinement of Skills and Insights to Inspire Others Great Leaders Prioritize Teaching and Learning Great Leaders Build Strong Connections Great Leaders Maintain a Disciplined Focus Great Leaders Learn to Manage Efficiently In Order to Lead Effectively Great Leaders Choose to be Optimists Chapter Learning Extensions Testing Your Understanding of this Chapter about Skills Chapter 5Leadership Identity, Practice and Wisdom An Historic Example of an Accouterment for all time: Jeanne d'Arc The American Jeanne d' Arc: Rosa Parks From An Angry Young Man to a Person Of Ubuntu: An Example of Self-Transformation The Multifaceted Nature of Human Identity Contextual Changes: How the Model of Accoutrements Works Contextual Challenges to Educational Leadership+ Learning How to Become Great Leaders Chapter Learning Extensions Testing Your Understanding of this Chapter about Identity Chapter 6TheContinuing Quest to Discern Leadership Contours Original California Study The Future Demographics of America: Microcosm Arizona Arizona Superintendents Principals-in-Training Arizona High Achieving Schools Administrator Focus Groups The Quest of Identity through the Contours of Leadership Chapter Learning Extensions Testing Your Understanding of this Chapter about Contours List of Exhibits, Figures and Tables Appendices Appendix A: The Learning Extensions Chart with Author Commentary Appendix B: A Brief Description of the Contexts of Great Leadership Appendix C: A Chronology of Peer-reviewed Research on the Accoutrements