PART ONE: CONCEPTUALISING LEADERSHIPLeadership in Learning-Centred Schools - Clive Dimmock Cultural Context, Functions and QualitiesLeadership's Place in a Community of Practice - Peter GronnGender in Educational Leadership - Marianne Coleman -- PART TWO: DEVELOPING LEADERS, DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP Biography and the Study of School Leader Careers - Peter Ribbins Towards a Humanistic ApproachModels of Leadership Development - Ray Bolam Learning from International Experience and ResearchThe National College for School Leadership - Peter Newton Its Role in Developing Leaders -- PART THREE: TEACHERS AS LEADERS Teacher Leadership - Kenneth Leithwood Its Nature, Development and Impact on Schools and Students Teacher Leadership - Helen M Gunter Prospects and Possibilities Effective Leadership for War and Peace - Clive Harber and Lynn Davies -- PART FOUR: PERSPECTIVES ON LEADERSHIP IN PRACTICELeading High-Performing Schools - Mark Brundrett and Neil Burton Leadership in Further Education - Graham Peeke Leadership in UK Higher Education - David Watson

Deals with leadership in various sectors, from primary to higher education. This book presents an international perspective on the analysis of leadership theory and practice, with the integration of exemplars from different cultural settings.