This book examines the global influences, the differing national and state contexts which shape leadership, the impact of local pressures and priorities, as well as how leadership is exercised within schools themselves.

Preface Kathryn A. Riley and Karen Seashore Louis 1. Relational Leadership for Change Karen Seashore Louis and Kathryn A. Riley 2.Four Dilemmas, Three Heresies and a Matrix John MacBeath with Angus MacDonald 3.Learning Through Leadership: Leadership Through Learning (Leadership for sustained improvement) Mel West, David Jackson, Alma Harris and David Hopkins 4.Distributed Leadership and Student Engagement with Schools Kenneth Leithwood and Doris Jantzi 5.Leadership in the Creation of World Class Schools Brian J. Caldwell 6.Global and National Perspectives on Leadership Lejf Moos 7.Caught Between (Local Education Authorities : Making a difference through their leadership?) Kathryn A. Riley, Jim Docking and David Rowles 8.Local Leadership : Policy Implementation, Local Education Authorities and Schools John Fitz, William A. Firestone and Janet Fairman 9.Bringing Teacher Organisations back into the Frame John Bangs 10.The Role of Unions as Leaders for School Change: An analysis of the 'KEYS' program in two US States Karen Seashore Louis, Patricia Seppanen, Mark Smylie and Lisa Jones 11.Creating a School Culture from the Ground Up: The Case of Celebration School Kathryn M. Borman with Edward Glickman and Allyson Haag 12.Leading Towards Improvement Kathryn A. Riley and Karen Seashore Louis