'This is a handbook for masters courses in school leadership; in part a work of reference, it is awesomely comprehensive. It has, however, an important and insistant theme: that every school can be improved, and that leadership - not administration, not even management - is key to such improvement. Effective leadership involves sensitivity to context and to social justice, civic responsibility and democratic accountability, and these essays show how and why' - Michael Duffy, The Times Educational Supplement The SAGE Handbook of Educational Leadership is a landmark publication with contributions from 37 internationally renowned academics covering an extensive range of issues confronting the field of educational leadership and administration. The Handbook reviews how leadership was redefined by management and organizational theory in its quest to become scientific, then looks forward to promising theories, concepts, and practices that show potential for development and application. This Handbook represents the establishment of a new tradition in educational leadership. It covers a broad range of issues pertaining to curriculum leadership, supervision, teacher evaluation, budgeting, planning and school design. The Handbook consists of the following parts: * Multiple Lenses of Democratic Leadership explores the intellectual "sweep" of the notion of leadership * Management, Organization, and Law presents views of leadership that reflect contemporary research regarding the superintendency and principalship, including strains in current school leadership issues * Educational Politics and Policy presents and analyzes the major international, federal, and state initiatives impacting educational leadership today * Theories of Leadership and Research Problems and Practices explores the nature of research regarding leadership and the large body of work on management and managerial practices * The Micropolitics of Educational Leadership highlights the day-to-day operational challenges facing school leaders, such as declining fiscal support, a lack of public confidence, outmoded facilities and technology, the achievement gap, violence, vandalism, and the challenges of dealing with special populations This Handbook is sure to be a pivotal resource in the restructuring of courses and curricula in departments and schools of education well into the 21st century, as well as a powerful guide to reframing issues of practice in educational settings. Professionals in the field will also find a wealth of information informing practice in the world of education. It is an ideal text for graduate courses, in which students and professors will find cutting-edge research and alternative modes of thinking, offering a perspective unmatched by any other single source.

• Introduction: A Metadiscursive Perspective on the Landscape of Educational Leadership in the 21st Century - Fenwick W. English, General Editor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Autobiographical Sketches of Handbook Contributors Section I Introduction: Multiple Lenses of Democratic Leadership - Co-Editors: Frances K. Kochan and Cynthia J. Reed, Auburn University 1. A History of Public School Leadership: The First Century 1837-1942 - Ira E. Bogotch, Florida Atlantic University 2. Moral Leadership: Shifting the Management Paradigm - Michael E. Dantley, Miami University of Ohio 3. Social Justice: Seeking a Common Language - Alan R. Shoho, University of Texas at San Antonio
• Betty M. Merchant, University of Texas at San Antonio
• Catherine A. Lugg, Rutgers University 4. Collaborative Leadership, Community Building, and Democracy in Public Education - Frances K. Kochan, Auburn University
• Cynthia J. Reed, Auburn University Section II Introduction: Management, Organization and Law - Editor: Charles J. Russo, University of Dayton 5. Leadership As Social Construct: The Expression of Human Agency Within Organizational Constraint - Rodney T. Ogawa, University of California at Santa Cruz 6. Pivotal Points: History, Development, and Promise of the Principalship - Kathleen M. Brown, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 7. The School Superintendent: Roles, Challenges, and Issues - Theodore J. Kowalski, University of Dayton
• C. Cryss Brunner, University of Minnesota 8. The Role of Education Law in Leadership Preparation Programs - Charles J. Russo, University of Dayton Section III Introduction: Educational Politics and Policy: Creating Equitable, Democratic Schools - Editor: Gary L. Anderson, New York University 9. Educational Leaders as Policy Analysts - Betty Malen, University of Maryland 10. Educational Leadership and the New Economy: Keeping the "Public" in Public Schools - Gary L. Anderson, New York University
• Monica Pini, National University of San Martin, Argentina 11. A New Conception of Parent Engagement: Community Organizing for School Reform - Eva Gold, Research for Action
• Elaine Simon, Research for Action
• Chris Brown, Cross City, Urban School Reform 12. Leading the School Through Culturally Responsive Inquiry - Ruth S. Johnson, California State University, Los Angeles
• Lawson Bush, V, California State University Los Angeles 13. Constructing a Democratic Foundation for School-Based Reform: The Local Politics of School Autonomy and Internal Governance - Jesse Goodman, Indiana University
• Daniel Baron, Harmony Education Center
• Carol Myers, Harmony Education Center Section IV Introduction: Theories of Leadership and Research Problems and Practices - Co-Editors: Margaret Grogan, University of Missouri-Columbia
• Gary M. Crow, University of Utah 14. Shaping the Knowledge Base: Inquiry in Educational Leadership - Michelle D. Young, University Council for Educational Administration
• Gerardo R. Lopez, Indiana University 15. The Development of Leadership Thought and Practice in the United States - Gary M. Crow, University of Utah
• Margaret Grogan, University of Missouri-Columbia 16. Leading in the Midst of Diversity: The Challenge of Our Times - Carolyn M. Shields, University of British Columbia
• Anish Sayani, University of British Columbia Section V Introduction: The Micropolitics of Educational Leadership - Editor: Larry E. Frase, San Diego State University 17. Curriculum Leadership: The Administrative Survival Skill in a Test Driven Culture and a Competitive Educational Marketplace - Fenwick W. English, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Betty E. Steffy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 18. Refocusing the Purposes of Teacher Supervision - Larry E. Frase, San Diego State University 19. Issues of Teaching and Learning - Eric Haas, Arizona State University
• Leslie Poyner, University of New Mexico 20. Student Misbehavior and Violence: A Re-examination of the Enemy Within - George J. Petersen, University of Missouri-Columbia 21. New Approaches to School Design - Jeffrey A. Lackney, University of Wisconsin-Madison 22. Unions, Collective Bargaining, and the Challenges of Leading - Todd A. DeMitchell, University of New Hampshire 23. Finance, Planning, and Budgeting - William K. Poston, Jr., Iowa State University Subject Index Author Index