Fully revised and thoroughly updated, this Second Edition of this classic book brings together many leading international authors on educational leadership, with brand new chapters from leaders in the field – Ken Leithwood, Paul Begley, Allan Walker and Alma Harris.
Providing an overview of essential topics within the field, this book adopts an international perspective and offers conceptual and empirical insights into:
Moral and ethical leadership
Distributed leadership
Developing leaders
Leadership for learning
Building and leading learning cultures
Managing human and financial resources
Leadership for diversity
Leadership, partnerships, and community
Professionalism and professional development
The book is for scholars, researchers, and graduate students in educational leadership, management, and administration, as well as for senior leaders in education and those taking professional leadership qualifications.