Educational Leadership and Context: A Rendering of an Inseparable Relationship

• Published in: British journal of educational studies Vol. 65; no. 2; pp. 167 - 182
• Main Authors: Clarke, Simon, O'Donoghue, Tom
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Routledge 03.04.2017; Taylor & Francis, Ltd
• Subjects: context; Context Effect; Correlation; Cultural Context; Educational Environment; Educational Policy; Educational Practices; Educational Research; Educational Resources; Educational Trends; Elementary Secondary Education; Global Approach; Institutional Characteristics; Instructional Leadership; leadership; Leadership Styles; practice; Principals; School Districts; School Location; schools; Student Diversity

The amount of empirical research on leadership of educational organisations, and especially of schools, which has stressed the importance of being sensitive to context, is not great. This paper seeks to highlight the challenge presented by this situation. First, context is defined. Second, attention...