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Educational Leadership Through a Practice Lens : Practice Matters by Jane Wilkinson is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Educational Leadership Through a Practice Lens : Practice Matters about?

This book provides the theoretical and analytical resources for an urgent rethinking of the social project of educating and educational leading. It examines what educational leadership is, namely the politics and power of leadership as a practice, and what it can and should be, offering a pedagogical and praxis-informed approach to educational practice.  Drawing on research conducted at various Australian schools and education districts, it argues for a reframing of educational leadership as pedagogical practice/praxis to transform theorising and practice in the field. The book provides a rich account of educational leading through a practice lens, bringing into dialogue the theory of practice architectures with site ontologies, Bourdieu’s thinking tools and feminist critical scholarship. The book tracks the practices and praxis of educational leaders as they grapple with the changing landscape and forces of educational policies that have informed Australian education. It reimagines education leadership by integrating Continental and Northern European understandings of pedagogy and praxis as being morally and ethically informed, as opposed to the narrower Anglophone notions of peda

Who reads Educational Leadership Through a Practice Lens : Practice Matters?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Jane Wilkinson
Publisher
Springer Singapore, Imprint: Springer
Published
2021
Language
EN
ISBN
9789811676284
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Education, Philosophy