In this text, renowned education scholar Andy Hargreaves explores a new type of leadership - "leadership from the middle" - which becomes a driver of transformational change.

About the Author Preface Chapter 1: Looking for Our Leaders Chapter 2: Leadership Paradoxes Chapter 3: Leading In the Middle Chapter 4: Leading Districts From the Middle Chapter 5: Around and About the Middle Chapter 6: Leading Networks From the Middle Chapter 7: Leading Systems From the Middle Epilogue: Your Leadership Sources

Andy Hargreaves is Research Professor at Boston College, USA and Visiting Professor at the University of Ottawa, Canada. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Education. Andy's books have attracted eight Outstanding Writing Awards, he holds three honorary doctorates, and he has been honoured in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada for services to public education and educational research.