* How can we understand school leadership?
* How can school leadership enhance student learning?
* What are the possibilities for school leadership going forward?
Focuses on leadership for enhancing student outcomes, both academic and social. The authors recognize the significance of the head teacher / principal in school leadership, but argue a strong case of the dispersal of leadership.
Grounded in research, theoretically sound and politically aware. Key reading for head teachers or principals, teachers, and other school leaders and policy makers.
Pam Christie is an Associate Professor in the School of Education at the University of Queensland.