Retheorising distributed leadership through epistemic injustice

• Published in: Educational management, administration & leadership Vol. 51; no. 4; pp. 774 - 790
• Main Authors: Tian, Meng, Nutbrown, Graham
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.07.2023; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Administrator Role; Cultural Influences; Democracy; Educational Improvement; Epistemology; Injustice; Instructional Leadership; Knowledge Level; Leadership Responsibility; Leadership Styles; Participative Decision Making; Power Structure; Principals; Social Bias; Social Influences; Social Justice; Teacher Role; Trust (Psychology); epistemic (in)justice; hermeneutical injustice; systemic injustice; Distributed leadership; power; testimonial injustice; knowledge

Existing distributed leadership (DL) theories tend to focus on distributing financial, material and human resources in order to enhance school performance. However, their impact appears controversial. Critical scholars assert that using DL to promote trust and democracy can be a self-fulfilling prop...