Journal of Educational Administration: Volume 42 Issue 6

Introduction: Democracy and leadership – or training for democratic leadership

Olof Johansson

The rationale behind the theme is that in most countries, there are mission statements in different laws and policy documents that describe the purpose of schools. Most of those…

Congruence between the democratic purposes of schools and school principal training in Australia

Bill Mulford

This paper examines and compares the recent emphases in school education and school leadership training in Australia and the state of Tasmania as they relate to the democratic…

Democratic school leadership in Canada's public school systems: professional value and social ethic

Paul T. Begley, Lindy Zaretsky

Democratic leadership processes are desirable for schools not only because they reflect socially mandated ethical commitments to collective process. They can be professionally…

Democracy and leadership in the educational system of Cyprus

Petros Pashiardis

Life is lived in an era characterised by complexity and instability. Pedagogical ideals or educational goals are usually determined based on the socio‐political and cultural…

School leadership and leadership development: Adjusting leadership theories and development programs to values and the core purpose of school

Stephan Gerhard Huber

This paper looks at the central role of school leadership for developing and assuring the quality of schools, as corroborated by findings of school effectiveness research and…

The role of school leaders in establishing democratic principles in a post‐conflict society

J. Tim Goddard

This paper provides a discussion of the role of school leaders in establishing democratic principles in a post‐conflict society. Drawn primarily from the author's experiences in…

A democratic, learning and communicative leadership?

Olof Johansson

This paper focuses on the relationship between the national curriculum in Sweden and the training of head teachers. The original responsibility of the principal in the centralized…

Creating spaces for the development of democratic school leaders: A case of program redesign in the United States

Paul V. Bredeson

Architecture deals with the creation and definition of space expressed in buildings and other physical structures. Pre‐service preparation programs and on‐going professional…

Leadership of the contested terrain of education for democracy

Robert J. Starratt

This paper summarizes and compares the perspectives of the prior essays in this issue. Goes on to argue that education for democracy requires dialogical, authentic learning rather…