This open access book provides a comprehensive overview and in-depth coverage of contemporary
aspects of leadership in the field of education in Finland. It brings together Finnish scholars
to critically explore and discuss leadership in education in the context of the Finnish
education system and in relation to international discourses around the topic. It discusses the
phenomenon of leadership in educational contexts through several novel empirical and
theoretical research designs. It includes themes such as distributed leadership and
collaborative governance changing aspects in the leadership profession and contradictions in
everyday organizational practices and realities. The work also combines conceptual discussions
in educational and pedagogical leadership to analyze and to clarify the theoretical and
conceptual multidimensionality and ambiguities.
