A fantastic collection of brilliant voices about educational leadership from around the globe. A collective reflection and rethinking about education for diversity, equity, inclusion, and democracy. A much-needed hopeful volume!
-Professor Yong Zhao - Foundation Distinguished Professor at the School of Education at the University of Kansas and Professor in Educational Leadership at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education
In an era in which COVID-19 has swept aside old certainties, this timely and important book provides a rich and diverse set of insights into the past, present, and potential future of educational leadership. It provides a range of alternative ways of thinking about its topic, drawing on key principles of diversity, inclusion, equity, and democracy. I would highly recommend this book to scholars, students, and future thinkers for valuable insights into rethinking educational leadership as practice and praxis.
Professor Jane Wilkinson - Professor in Educational Leadership at Monash University, Associate Dean Graduate Research and Lead Editor of the Journal of Educational Administration and History
In this edited volume, Future Alternatives for Educational Leadership: Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Democracy, Dr Deborah M. Netolicky and colleagues offer a treasure trove of insights and wisdom to help shift paradigms in educational leadership. Bringing together and synthesizing cutting-edge ideas in the field, the contributors authentically centre-and celebrate-liberatory leadership and action, and invite readers to imagine new ways forward with hope and commitment. While important in its own right, the message of this book resounds with unprecedented urgency in the midst of the triple global pandemics we are living and learning our way through. Gratitude to all of the authors for their necessary and energizing provocations.Professor Ellie Drago-Severson - Professor of Education Leadership & Adult Learning, Leadership Director of the PhD Program in Education Leadership, and Director of the Leadership Institute for School Change, Teachers College, Columbia University
The work of an educator has never been challenged the way it is today. Leadership in education during current political turmoil, economic uncertainty, and global health crisis may sound like a mission impossible. But wait, this future-focused volume comes to the rescue for educational leaders from classrooms to ministerial cabinets. It is a must-read for anyone hoping to understand what it is to be a leader in the post-pandemic world.
Pasi Sahlberg - Professor of Education Policy, the University of New South Wales and author of Finnish Lessons 3.0: What Can the World Learn from Educational Change in Finland?
