This book provides insights into the everyday practices of school leaders as told through the
real-life stories of principals. The editors and their contributors blend practice with theory
helping aspiring leaders to discover that school leadership is not simply putting prescribed
solutions into action but a constant encounter with quandaries that demand thinking
responding and adjusting to the situations at hand. Readers build their capacities to view
quandaries from multiple lenses consider a variety of responses and draw conclusions based on
perspectives that may vary from those initially identified. The chapter authors encourage a
sharper self-awareness of what scholars value and envision about education encouraging them to
think about how to navigate decision-making through a variety of theoretical frameworks and
practices while balancing their own leadership platform development.
