The Editor: Sonya Douglass Horsford is an assistant professor of educational leadership at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She has published in journals such as International Journal of Educational Management, International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, Teacher Development, and The Urban Review. Her research interests include the social context of educational leadership, educational policy and politics, and the historical and contemporary contexts of school leadership.

Contents: Fenwick W. English: Foreword - Sonya Douglass Horsford: Re-Imagining Educational Leadership: New Theoretical Perspectives and Contextual Considerations in the Field - Jeffrey S. Brooks/Mark T. Miles: Educational Leadership and the Shaping of School Culture: Classic Concepts and Cutting-Edge Possibilities - April L. Peters: Rethinking Transformational Leadership in Schools: The Influence of People, Place, and Process on Leadership Practice - Kathryn Bell McKenzie/Leslie Ann Locke: On Becoming a Leader for Educational Equity and Excellence: It Starts with Instruction - Bruce G. Barnett/Gary R. O'Mahony: Building Leadership Capacity to Improve Student Learning: The Practice and Power of Reflection - Patrice A. McClellan: Toward Critical Servant Leadership in Graduate Schools of Education: From Theoretical Construct to Social Justice Praxis - Wayne D. Lewis/Lance D. Fusarelli: Leading Schools in an Era of Change: Toward a New «Culture» of Accountability? - Enrique Alemán, Jr.: The Politics of Equity, Adequacy, and Educational Leadership in a (Post)Racial America - T. Elon Dancy II/Sonya Douglass Horsford: Considering the Social Context of School and Campus Communities: The Importance of Culturally Proficient Leadership - Camille Wilson Cooper: Educational Leaders as Cultural Workers: Engaging Families and School Communities through Transformative Leadership - Elizabeth Murakami-Ramalho: Educational Leadership in a Changing World: Preparing Students for Internationalization and Globalization through Advocacy Leadership - Gaetane Jean-Marie/Verna Ruffin/Kevin Burr: Leading across Boundaries: The Role of Community Schools and Cross-Boundary Leadership in School Reform - Camika Royal/James Earl Davis: Leaders of the New School: Exploring Teacher-Leadership and the Future of School Reform - C. Cryss Brunner/Karen Hammel/Michael D. Miller: Transforming Leadership Preparation for Social Justice: Dissatisfaction, Inspiration, and Rebirth - an Exemplar - George Theoharis: «Yes We Can»: Social Justice Principals Navigating Resistance to Create Excellent Schools - Linda C. Tillman: Conclusion.