This book focuses attention on deans as agents of change using the conceptual framework of
«turnaround leadership for higher education» (Fullan and Scott Turnaround Leadership for
Higher Education). Drawing on this framework cases studies of six deans of color are
presented. Interrogating the framework through the lens of these individuals is particularly
cogent given their positions as leaders of colleges or schools of education in a variety of
institutional settings. This insider's view allows the reader to examine how a particular
leader thought about and implemented a change initiative and whether the desired organizational
outcomes were achieved. The study of deans of color who must engage in critical problem-solving
is especially timely given the absence of their perspectives in the existing literature on
change and change initiatives in higher education.
