Introduction - Nigel Bennett, Megan Crawford and Marion Cartwright
PART ONE: THE CURRENT CONTEXT OF EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP: POLICY AND VALUES
Leadership in Education - Bill Mulford
Losing Sight of Our Interests
The Lifeworld at the Centre - T J Sergiovanni
Values and Actions in Educational Leadership
PART TWO: UNDERSTANDING EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP
Leadership Theory Reviewed - Melissa Horner
Structure, Culture and Power in Organizations - Nigel Bennett
Inventive Management and Wise Leadership - Megan Crawford
Networks, Cognition and Management of Tacit Knowledge - Mie Augier and Morten Thanning Vendel[sl]o
The Arts of Leadership - K Grint
PART THREE: PREPARATION FOR LEADERSHIP
Mission Possible? An International Analysis of Head Teacher/Principal Training - Brian Caldwell, Gerald Calnin and Wendy Cahill
Effective Training for Subject Leaders - Alma Harris, Hugh Busher and Christine Wise
Conflict and Change - Michael F DiPaola
Daily Challenges for School Leaders
Management Development and a Mismatch of Objectives - Graeme Currie
The Culture Change Process in the NHS
PART FOUR: PRACTISING LEADERSHIP
Effective Leaders and Effective Schools - Kathryn Riley and John MacBeath
Fostering Teacher Leadership - Kenneth Leithwood, Doris Jantzi and Rosanne Steinbach
Critical Studies on Men, Masculinities and Management - David L Collinson and Jeff Hearn
Cross-Cultural Perspectives on School Leadership - Miles T Bryant
Themes from Native American Interviews
Managing Ambiguity in Further Education - Denis Gleeson and Farzana Shain
Between Hierarchical Control and Collegiality - David Hellawell and Nick Hancock
The Academic Middle Manager in Higher Education
PART FIVE: DILEMMAS IN LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
The Emotional Side of Leadership - Rick Ginsberg and Timothy Gray Davies
Leadership Challenges and Ethical Dilemmas in Front-Line Organizations - Patrick Duignan and Victoria Collins

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.