Gender, Identity and Educational Leadership [Paperback]

Gender, Identity and Educational Leadershipexplores how head teachers' social identities  particularly pertaining to gender, social class and ethnicity  influence their leadership of diverse populations of pupils and staff. Informed by new research conducted throughout the first decade of the 21st century and advances in gender theories, the book draws attention to how head teachers' views of their diverse school populations influence school leadership. Connections are made between head teachers' social identities; their personal and professional histories; and their perceptions of diversity amongst the children, young people, staff and the wider communities they serve.

Kay Fuller has provided a thought-provoking and insightful analysis of the intersectionality of gender, identity and educational leadership. Drawing on post-structuralist theories and interview data with female and male school leaders, Kay traces ways in which personal histories and contexts impact on head teachers' professional lives and understandings. Importantly, the misrecognitions that Kay documents offer researchers in the field a challenging agenda for future work. Tanya Fitzgerald, Professor of Educational Leadership, Management and History, La Trobe University, Australia

This book advances the study of educational leadership. Kay Fuller takes forward our thinking and understanding of gender, class and ethnicity as they relate to the role and function of the head teacher using a theoretical framework that breaks fresh ground for the field. I commend this book to all those concerned with social justice in educational leadership. Marianne Coleman, Emeritus Reader in Educational Leadership and Management, Institute of Education, University of London, UK

Kay Fuller is researching and writing within an important tradition in socially critical leadership studies. This book enables the voices of professionals to speak loudly about gender, race and sociallc$