School Leadership in Diverse Contexts

Simon Clarke (University of Western Australia, Australia), Tom O'Donoghue

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Routledge
24 November 2015

Philosophy & theory of education; Educational strategies & policy; Organisation & management of education

School Leadership in Diverse Contexts demonstrates the centrality of context to understanding school leadership. It offers varied portrayals of leadership in a diverse range of distinct settings. Each chapter highlights the prominence of context in understanding the realities of school leadership, focusing on issues and influences that school leaders face, strategies school leaders adopt to deal with the complexities of their work, and conceptualisations of school leadership relevant to the context.

An impressive array of international experts examine this neglected area of research by considering school leadership in nine heterogeneous contexts, providing rich and varied portrayals of school leadership and suggesting ways in which the leadership may be enhanced.

School Leadership in Diverse Contexts is an ideal book for undergraduate and postgraduate students, particularly those studying units in educational leadership, comparative education and educational policy. Similarly undergraduate and postgraduate students engaged with development studies, history, sociology, law, human geography will be attracted to this text.

Edited by: Simon Clarke (University of Western Australia Australia), Tom O'Donoghue
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781138817319
ISBN 10: 1138817317
Pages: 210
Publication Date: 24 November 2015
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Simon Clarke is Professor and Deputy Dean in the Faculty of Education, The University of Western Australia, Australia. Tom O'Donoghue is Professor of Education in the Graduate School of Education, The University of Western Australia, Australia.

Reviews for School Leadership in Diverse Contexts

Advocating intentional sensitivity within educational systems to 'situational contexts,' 'professional contexts,' 'material contexts,' and 'external contexts,' all of which encompass schools' history, intake (student/constituent sources), and setting in shaping respondent leadership roles, this text makes a case that education administrators should consider and respect the environmental influences surrounding individual school systems, rather than attempt to force artificial and universal forces of conformity (in the spirit of post-colonialism). - D. D. Bouchard, CHOICE