The charismatic transformational leader, who creates a 'vision' for the future of their organization and persuades others to follow their path towards it, is now the dominant viewpoint that underpins government policies towards leadership development in the English-speaking world. This book offers a much-needed corrective to this orthodoxy by focusing on current research and thinking about 'leadership' rather than 'leaders. A wide range of prominent international contributors present a rare self critical look at their own assertions and test alternative leadership models against recent research projects. They also demonstrate how their analysis is relevant to all countries where leadership is an issue. Major features include: ] alternative theories to understanding the nature of leadership] how leadership could be analyzed] re-analysis of recent research carried out by contributors in the light of one or more of the alternative theories examined] implications of the alternative perspectives for leadership trainingThis book is recommended to all staff and students involved in educational leadership, management or administration programmes.

The charismatic transformational leader, who creates a ′vision′ for the future of their organization and persuades others to follow their path towards it, is now the dominant viewpoint that underpins government policies towards leadership development in the English-speaking world.

This book offers a much-needed corrective to this orthodoxy by focusing on current research and thinking about ′leadership′ rather than ′leaders. A wide range of prominent international contributors present a rare self critical look at their own assertions and test alternative leadership models against recent research projects. They also demonstrate how their analysis is relevant to all countries where leadership is an issue.

Major features include:

] alternative theories to understanding

the nature of leadership

] how leadership could be analyzed

] re-analysis of recent research carried out by contributors in the light of one or more of the alternative theories examined

] implications of the alternative perspectives for leadership training

This book is recommended to all staff and students involved in educational leadership, management or administration programmes.

Introduction - Nigel Bennett and Lesley Anderson
Rethinking Educational Leadership - Challenging the Conventions
PART ONE: LAYING OUT THE PERSPECTIVES
Leadership in the (Post)Modern Era - J Tim Goddard
Embracing Uncertainty - Rodney T Ogawa
Organizing and Leading to Enhance the Knowledgeability and Capability of Teachers
Leadership, Learning and Negotiation in a Social Psychology of Organizing - Ian E Morley and Dian-Marie Hosking
Distributing and Intensifying School Leadership - Peter Gronn
PART TWO: THE PERSPECTIVES IN PRACTICE
Challenging Circumstances - Megan Crawford
The Role of Distributed and Intensified Leadership
From Singular to Plural? Challenging the Orthodoxy of School Leadership - Alma Harris and Chris Day
Developing Alternative Conceptions of Leadership and Organizations through Restructuring - Lynne M Hannay
Collaboration in Communities of Practice - Jane McGregor
Leaders of Subject Communities - Christine Wise
Understanding Curriculum Leadership in the Secondary School - John O′Neill
PART THREE: THE PERSPECTIVES AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Assessing the Impact on Practice of Professional Development Activities - Nigel Bennett
Preparing for Leadership in Education - Peter Ribbins
In Search of Wisdom
PART FOUR: REVIEW AND OVERVIEW
Comparing and Contrasting the Perspectives - Helen Gunter
Mapping the Field of Educational Leadership