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Leading school networks, hybrid leadership in action?

Townsend, Andrew

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Andrew Townsend



Abstract

A range of different constructs are used to describe and define the way that leadership operates in education settings. This range can be presented as binary categories of leadership, in which either one, or the other form of leadership is preferred, but not both. An example of this is the contrast made between solo and distributed leadership. A more sophisticated alternative has been proposed, which is to consider leadership as a hybrid activity, one which entails a range of approaches inspired by varying ideals. Taking this ‘hybrid’ notion of leadership this article explores the nature of leadership in networks of schools. Illustrated with data from three case studies of school networks this article highlights some of the issues and tensions in the enactment of the hybrid forms of leadership encountered in these networks. This article concludes with some reflections on the adoption of hybrid notions of leadership in researching and enacting educational leadership and specifically on the place of school networks in that consideration.

Citation

Townsend, A. (2015). Leading school networks, hybrid leadership in action?. Educational Management Administration and Leadership, 43(5), https://doi.org/10.1177/1741143214543205

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Sep 1, 2015
Deposit Date Mar 22, 2016
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Educational Management Administration & Leadership
Print ISSN 1741-1432
Electronic ISSN 1741-1440
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 43
Issue 5
DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/1741143214543205
Keywords hybridity, leadership configuration, networks
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/982577
Publisher URL http://ema.sagepub.com/content/43/5/719.full

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