Educational management and administration studies focus on leadership as a key determinant of effective educational institutions; and currently, much leadership preparation is characterized by a rational skills-focused approach.Placing current thinking in leadership studies in its organizational and historical context, this book explores its implications for leadership preparation, leadership theory in action and examines some of the dilemmas and tensions facing educational leaders in practice. It draws on literature and research from both the private and public sectors. It is deliberately international in its content and focus, and examines a range of practice both within and outside education. Each chapter has a short introduction by the editors setting it in context.This book is for providers and students in higher educational institutions; for postgraduate level courses in educational management; and for leadership development provision for Headteachers induction programmes, NPQH and LPSH. It is also suitable for short courses and for practitioners occupying or aspiring to leadership roles in schools, colleges and other educational organizations.

Introduction - Nigel Bennett, Megan Crawford and Marion CartwrightPART ONE: THE CURRENT CONTEXT OF EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP: POLICY AND VALUESLeadership in Education - Bill Mulford Losing Sight of Our InterestsThe Lifeworld at the Centre - T J Sergiovanni Values and Actions in Educational LeadershipPART TWO: UNDERSTANDING EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIPLeadership Theory Reviewed - Melissa HornerStructure, Culture and Power in Organizations - Nigel BennettInventive Management and Wise Leadership - Megan CrawfordNetworks, Cognition and Management of Tacit Knowledge - Mie Augier and Morten Thanning Vendel[sl]oThe Arts of Leadership - K GrintPART THREE: PREPARATION FOR LEADERSHIPMission Possible? An International Analysis of Head Teacher/Principal Training - Brian Caldwell, Gerald Calnin and Wendy CahillEffective Training for Subject Leaders - Alma Harris, Hugh Busher and Christine WiseConflict and Change - Michael F DiPaola Daily Challenges for School LeadersManagement Development and a Mismatch of Objectives - Graeme Currie The Culture Change Process in the NHSPART FOUR: PRACTISING LEADERSHIPEffective Leaders and Effective Schools - Kathryn Riley and John MacBeathFostering Teacher Leadership - Kenneth Leithwood, Doris Jantzi and Rosanne SteinbachCritical Studies on Men, Masculinities and Management - David L Collinson and Jeff HearnCross-Cultural Perspectives on School Leadership - Miles T Bryant Themes from Native American InterviewsManaging Ambiguity in Further Education - Denis Gleeson and Farzana ShainBetween Hierarchical Control and Collegiality - David Hellawell and Nick Hancock The Academic Middle Manager in Higher EducationPART FIVE: DILEMMAS IN LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENTThe Emotional Side of Leadership - Rick Ginsberg and Timothy Gray DaviesLeadership Challenges and Ethical Dilemmas in Front-Line Organizations - Patrick Duignan and Victoria Collins