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Leadership for Whom and for What Purpose? Exploring Critical Leadership Praxis in Changing Times brings together international scholars, educators, and practitioners to rethink leadership in a rapidly shifting world. Spanning perspectives from across the globe, this collection examines how leadership theories translate into practice, how leaders are developed, and how power, identity, and context shape leadership across educational and organizational settings.
Through research, narrative, and critical inquiry, the chapters explore urgent issues such as decolonizing leadership, equity centered mentoring, anti racism, culturally responsive leadership, crisis navigation, and the lived experiences of marginalized communities. Together, they illuminate leadership as a relational, ethical, and transformative practice rooted in justice and human dignity.
Designed for scholars, researchers, leadership educators, and aspiring and practicing leaders, this book serves as a valuable resource for leadership and educational leadership programs worldwide. It challenges readers to reconsider who leadership serves, how it is enacted, and what it must become to meet the demands of our changing times.
Chapter 1. Educational Leadership Praxis: Disrupting Colonial Logics and Forging New Paths; Ann E. Lopez
Ann E. Lopez is Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy and Director, Centre for Leadership and Diversity at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto.
Stephanie Tuters is a Sessional Lecturer in the Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto.
Fatema R. Hossain is Research Assistant and Assistant Coordinator for the Centre for Leadership and Diversity at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto.