Understanding Educational Leadership: Critical Perspectives and Approaches

Understanding Educational Leadership provides an overview of critical perspectives and approaches to educational leadership, exploring global north and south, contemporary issues, and power structures. It brings together evidence and ideas from a wide range of theorists and explores forensically leadership styles, with a companion website for additional resources.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 416 pages
Publication date: 25 February 2021
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Understanding Educational Leadership is a comprehensive guide that delves into critical perspectives and approaches to educational leadership across the globe, encompassing both the global north and south. It explores the current understanding, theorization, research, modeling, and practice of educational leadership, while also addressing contemporary issues such as gender, sexual identity, and race. The book also examines topics such as governance, performativity, and corporatization, highlighting their impact on educational leadership.

By bringing together evidence and ideas, the book illuminates the power structures and relations within educational leaders and leadership. It encourages readers to consider the implications of these findings on policy and practice and to contemplate the necessary changes to address the issues identified. The book showcases a diverse range of theorists, including Bourdieu, Foucault, and Fraser, and provides comprehensive analyses of collectivist, neoliberal, and historical influences on educational leadership.

The scope of the book is impressive, covering various leadership styles, such as distributed, instructional, democratic, autocratic, laissez-faire, and organizational forms. Each chapter is written in an engaging and inspiring manner, following a consistent approach to help readers develop their understanding of the topics covered. Full pedagogical features, including chapter summaries, key questions, case studies, questions for readers, and further reading suggestions, are included to enhance the learning experience.

A companion website provides access to open-access outputs, research-project outcomes, and networking seminars, conferences, and links to local and national resources. Overall, Understanding Educational Leadership is an essential resource for educators, policymakers, and researchers seeking to enhance their knowledge and understanding of educational leadership in today's complex world.

Weight: 856g
Dimension: 246 x 189 x 26 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781350081819