Using Political Influence to Promote Change

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Using Political Influence to Promote Change

Two of the required articles in this module explore techniques that effective
leaders have used to influence education decision making. Bastedo (2005) describes
the practice of "institutional entrepreneurship" in higher education, in
which the members of a governing board leverage the cooperation of powerful
partners to reach their goals. Casto and Sipple (2011) describe P–12 leaders who
let themselves be led by the values of their local communities, regardless of the
source of the funding or mandates.

In this Discussion, examine the characteristics and behaviours of an individual
whom to consider to be an effective education leader based on his or her use of
political influence to produce positive change.