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 showcases a wide range of theorists and explores forensically leadership styles, with pedagogical features and a companion website for further learning.

Format: Hardback
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 necessary changes to address the issues identified. The book showcases a diverse range of theorists, including Bourdieu, Foucault, and Fraser, and examines collectivist, neoliberal, and historical influences on educational leadership. It explores forensic leadership styles, focusing on distributed, instructional, democratic, autocratic, laissez-faire, and organizational forms.

The editors have carefully curated a collection of world-leading contributors who draw on their extensive knowledge of research and practice to provide an overview of educational leadership today. Each chapter is written in an engaging and inspiring manner, following a consistent approach to facilitate understanding in the various areas covered. The book includes pedagogical features such as chapter summaries, key questions, case studies, questions for readers, and further reading suggestions. Additionally, a companion website offers access to open-access outputs, research-project outcomes, and networking seminars, providing valuable resources for readers.

Understanding Educational Leadership is an essential resource for educators, policymakers, and researchers seeking to enhance their understanding of educational leadership and its role in shaping the future of education. It offers a comprehensive and interdisciplinary perspective on the field, providing valuable insights and perspectives that can be applied in a wide range of educational contexts.

Weight: 1316g
Dimension: 224 x 289 x 32 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781350081826