Introduction - Mark Brundrett Part I: Key concepts in the theory of educational leadership and management Contemporary issues in educational leadership - John West-Burnham Leading and managing change - Mark Brundrett Leadership for learning: does collaborative leadership make a difference? - Philip Hallinger and Ronald H. Heck School effectiveness and improvement: using a dynamic approach to improve quality in education - Bert Creemers, Leonidas Kyriakides, and Panayiotis Antoniou PART II: The practice of educational leadership and management The nature and dimensions of strategic leadership - Brent Davies and Barbara J. Davies Pursuing leadership for learning in the school: form must follow function - Simon Clarke and Tom O'Donoghue Leading and managing people - Justine Mercer The effective deployment of resources - Neil Burton Leading for quality and accountability - Christopher Rhodes Overlapping Social spheres: the social domain of schools, parents and the community - Megan Crawford Part III: Developing educational leaders Educating 21st century school leaders: learning from MBA programmes - Philip Hallinger and Kamontip Snidvongs Developing middle leaders: the problematic nature of socialization theory and leadership learning - Wei Zhang The Transition to headship/principalship - Deirdre Torrance The impact of international, national, and local forces on the enactment of quality leadership preparation programmes - Darren A. Bryant, Allan Walker and Moosung Lee