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New look leaders or a new look at leadership?
Purpose – This paper seeks to take up the challenge of complex social, political and cultural
influences, uncertain economic conditions, ever advancing technologies and increasingly diverse
student populations. The challenge for educational leadership scholars and practitioners is to figure
out what their work as leaders should be in new times. The paper aims to discuss the issues.
Design/methodology/approach – Drawing loosely on the theoretical work of Pierre Bourdieu, and
a continued research agenda, this paper outlines a framework for educational leadership that can be
measured, but is not prescriptive.
Findings – The central argument of this paper is that viewing leadership as a complex social activity
that is not directly observable has the prospect of moving scholarship and understanding beyond the
superficial measurement of what is directly observed to a thick description of educational leadership.
Originality/value – The framework presented privileges the philosophical and scholarly elements
of being an educational leader over the administrative and managerial. It is argued that this is what is
needed in the leadership of educational institutions for the future and a framework for preparing the
next generation of leaders.
Keywords Education, Leadership, Leadership development, Management philosophy
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