Handbook of
Leadership
for Adjunct
Instructors Theory, Practice and Implications for Developing Exemplary Instructors in Colleges and Universities
Herman Jumba Najoli
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HANDBOOK OF
LEADERSHIP FOR
ADJUNCT INSTRUCTORS
Theory, Practice and Implications for Developing Exemplary Instructors
in Colleges and Universities
By
HERMAN JUMBA NAJOLI
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREFACE TO THE HANDBOOK ........................................................................................................... ix
PART ONE
THE ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR AS LEADER..........................................................................................1
1. TRAIT THEORY.....................................................................................................................................2
1.1 Research on the Theory ......................................................................................................................2
1.2 Implications for Adjunct Instructors ..................................................................................................3
1.3 Retrospective Commentary ................................................................................................................4
2. SKILLS APPROACH ..............................................................................................................................5
2.1 Research on the Theory ......................................................................................................................5
2.2 Implications for Adjunct Instructors ..................................................................................................6
2.3 Retrospective Commentary ................................................................................................................7
3. STYLE APPROACH ...............................................................................................................................8
3.1 Research on the Theory ......................................................................................................................8
3.2 Implications for Adjunct Instructors ................................................................................................10
3.3 Retrospective Commentary ..............................................................................................................11
PART TWO
ROLE-MAKING BETWEEN ADJUNCT INSTRUCTORS AND STUDENTS.....................................12
4. LEADER-MEMBER EXCHANGE ......................................................................................................13
4.1 Research on the Theory ....................................................................................................................13
4.2 Implications for Adjunct Instructors ................................................................................................14
4.3 Retrospective Commentary ..............................................................................................................15
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5. TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP ............................................................................................16
5.1 Research on the Theory ....................................................................................................................16
5.2 Implications for Adjunct Instructors ................................................................................................17
5.3 Retrospective Commentary ..............................................................................................................17
6. TEAM LEADERSHIP ...........................................................................................................................19
6.1 Research on the Theory ....................................................................................................................19
6.2 Implications for Adjunct Instructors ................................................................................................20
6.3 Retrospective Commentary ..............................................................................................................21
7. PSYCHODYNAMIC APPROACH ......................................................................................................22
7.1 Research on the Theory ....................................................................................................................22
7.2 Implications for Adjunct Instructors ................................................................................................23
7.3 Retrospective Commentary ..............................................................................................................24
8. SERVANT LEADERSHIP ....................................................................................................................25
8.1 Research on the Theory ....................................................................................................................25
8.2 Implications for Adjunct Instructors ................................................................................................26
8.3 Retrospective Commentary ..............................................................................................................26
PART THREE
LEADERSHIP CONTEXT FOR AN ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR ..........................................................27
9. SITUATIONAL LEADERSHIP ...........................................................................................................28
9.1 Research on the Theory ....................................................................................................................28
9.2 Implications for Adjunct Instructors ................................................................................................30
9.3 Retrospective Commentary ..............................................................................................................30
10. CONTINGENCY THEORY ...............................................................................................................31
10.1 Research on the Theory ..................................................................................................................31
10.2 Implications for Adjunct Instructors ..............................................................................................31
10.3 Retrospective Commentary ............................................................................................................32
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11. PATH-GOAL THEORY .....................................................................................................................33
11.1 Research on the Theory ..................................................................................................................33
11.2 Implications for Adjunct Instructors ..............................................................................................34
11.3 Retrospective Commentary ............................................................................................................34
12. LEADERSHIP SUBSTITUTES THEORY .........................................................................................35
12.1 Research on the Theory ..................................................................................................................35
12.2 Implications for Adjunct Instructors ..............................................................................................35
12.3 Retrospective Commentary ............................................................................................................36
13. MULTIPLE LINKAGE MODEL ........................................................................................................37
13.1 Research on the Theory ..................................................................................................................37
13.2 Implications for Adjunct Instructors ..............................................................................................38
13.3 Retrospective Commentary ............................................................................................................39
PART FOUR
CORRESPONDING THEORIES ON THE PRACTICE LEADERSHIP ................................................40
14. GROUP CULTURE AND LEADERSHIP .........................................................................................41
14.1 Research on the Theory ..................................................................................................................41
14.2 Implications for Adjunct Instructors ..............................................................................................42
14.3 Retrospective Commentary ............................................................................................................42
15. CROSS-CULTURAL LEADERSHIP .................................................................................................43
15.1 Research on the Theory ..................................................................................................................43
15.2 Implications for Adjunct Instr
