Routledge Research in Educational Leadership
About the Book Series
This series aims to enhance our understanding of key challenges and facilitate ongoing academic debate within the field of Educational Leadership.
Please send inquiries or proposals for this series to one of the following:
Manon Berset: [email protected] – Editor, UK, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
Kirsty Murray: [email protected] – Editor, North & South America
Kanishka Jangir: [email protected] – Editor, Australia, New Zealand & Asia
Risk-Taking Leadership for Small Private Colleges: A Grounded Case Study
1st Edition
By C. Carney Strange, Chunsheng Zhang
February 23, 2027
This book explores and showcases how nine presidents of small private colleges navigated institutional challenges to secure their futures through key strategies of risk-taking leadership. Drawing on in-depth case studies conducted through interviews, document analysis, and site observations, it ...
Leadergogy: A New Paradigm for Orchestrating Impactful Leader Education
1st Edition
By John M. Hinck, Steven B. Davis, Derrick Iwanenko, Robert S. Hinck, Sara R. Kitsch
January 27, 2027
This book presents a new model for leadership education, arguing that developing leaders requires more than the transmission of knowledge, skills, or competencies. Grounded in the principle of "connection before content," Leadergogy reimagines leadership learning as a holistic process of identity ...
Minority School Leadership during Crises: Global and Cross-Continental Perspectives
1st Edition
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By Mary Gutman
November 18, 2026
Giving voice to the experience of minority or minoritized leaders in time of crisis, including war, protracted insecurity, economic deprivation, forced migration, natural disasters, and public health emergencies, this volume examines how leadership is enacted, negotiated, and transformed across ...
Deconstructing Principal Preparation in the Eastern Caribbean: Facilitating a Paradigmatic Shift
1st Edition
By Ian Marshall
November 16, 2026
Deconstructing Principal Preparation in the Eastern Caribbean offers a comprehensive analysis of principal preparation in the Eastern Caribbean region, providing educational practitioners with critical insights into current practices and future possibilities. Chronicling the evolution of principal ...
Challenges facing Education Leadership in the Shadow of War: International and Multicultural Perspectives from Zones of Conflict
1st Edition
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By Mary Gutman
May 22, 2026
This incredibly timely volume offers insight into how educational leadership is managed, demonstrated, and enacted in zones of conflict, underlining the pivotal role educational leadership plays in peacebuilding and conflict-resolution efforts internationally. Employing qualitative, quantitative, ...
Leadership, Organizational Change, and Restorative Practice: A Prismatic Examination of Managing Complex Change in a K-8 School
1st Edition
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By Marni E. Fisher, Joe A. Petty, Jeremy Cavallaro, Kimiya Maghzi, Meredith A. Dorner, Mina Chun, Jasmine Ramirez, Tara Monet Falce, Charlotte Achieng-Evensen
March 30, 2026
A groundbreaking exploration of educational leadership and practices in the face of complex challenges, this book presents a fresh perspective on the intersection of leadership, restorative practices, professional learning communities, and project-based learning. Drawing on a study of an ...
Storying Leadership for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: Reconceiving Research Dynamics
1st Edition
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By Ambika Gopal Raj, Socorro Orozco
January 30, 2026
This book positions the concept of Storying as integral to leadership in qualitative research, drawing on a wide range of studies and perspectives by diverse, minoritized leaders. Presenting stories of leadership, resistance, diversity, and cultural wealth, these chapters highlight “problems of ...
A Bourdieusian Examination of the School Principal: Instructional Leadership vs Entrepreneurial Management
1st Edition
By Shane Barnes
January 23, 2026
This book questions the role and function of the school principal as an instructional leader and/or an entrepreneurial manager. Combining Bourdieusian sociology and a Christian faith orientation, the work applies a unique lens to this educational leadership dilemma. Presenting an analysis of data ...
Technology and Digital Educational Leadership: The Future of Education
1st Edition
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By Donnie Adams, David Gurr
October 31, 2025
This book explores the complex landscape of technology and education, particularly on how students learn, and educators teach. It uncovers effective approaches to harness technology's potential while safeguarding the core values of education. The contributors in this volume are educational leaders&...
The Rise of British International Schools in East Asia: Education as a Post-Colonial Export
1st Edition
By Simon Probert
October 30, 2025
This book examines reasons for the ongoing growth of British schools in Asia and what the appeal of British education tells us about the past, present and future directions of the sector. With the use of a post-colonial lens, it considers the notion of Britishness, ways in which British ...
Ecological Principles for Sustainable Education: Challenging Root Metaphors and the Industrial Schooling System
1st Edition
By Liza Ireland
May 26, 2025
This book explores how the education sector can transition to being truly sustainable and why necessary innovations for educational change are being subverted and undermined when mapped onto the existing industrial educational system. Based on PhD case study research with schools that are modelling...
Leading in Multicultural Schools: Cultural Intelligence and Leadership Styles for Better Organisations
1st Edition
By Joseph Malaluan Velarde
May 06, 2025
Velarde explores how cultural competencies and leadership styles can be integrated and maximised to create and sustain a healthy environment for better learning. The integration of cultural intelligence and effective school leadership practices shapes the foundation for a culturally strategic ...