An intellectual history of school leadership, practice and research / Helen M. Gunter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gunter, Helen, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational leadership--Philosophy.

Educational leadership.

School management and organization--Philosophy.

School management and organization.

Educational leadership--Research.

School management and organization--Research.

Physical Description:

vii, 231 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing, Plc., 2016.

Summary:

An Intellectual History of School Leadership Practice and Research presents a detailed and critical account of the ideas that underpin the practice of educational leadership. Helen M. Gunter deploys an original approach to the design and composition of an intellectual history, and as such it speaks to both an education and a wider audience. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1 Scoping Intellectual Histories 13

1 Knowledge Production 15

2 Intellectual Histories 31

Part 2 Framing Intellectual Histories 41

3 Knowledge Traditions 43

4 Knowledge Purposes 57

5 Knowledge Domains 74

6 Knowledge Contexts 88

7 Knowledge Networks 103

Part 3 Dimensions of Intellectual Histories 117

8 Educational Administration 119

9 Educational Effectiveness and Improvement Research 134

10 Entrepreneurs and Popularizers 149

11 Critical Educational Policy and Leadership Studies 165.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781472578983

1472578988

9781472578976

147257897X

OCLC:

910512756