Narratives of Educational Leadership

1 Introduction - Educational leadership research and creative analytic practices: A critical mapping of theoretical and methodological terrains.- 2 Educaational leadership, critique and the critical researcher.- 3 Scripting multi-academisation: Capturing contestation in educational leaders' accounts.- 4 (Mis)Leading for social (in)justice and (in)equity... (Un)following a script?.- 5  Transformative encounters: The transformative learning experience of a leader.- 6 Inclusive educational leadership for social justice and the common good.- 7 Potential theoretical approaches to support the critical exploration of 'The Problem(s)' of preparing, recruiting and retaining headteachers in Scotland.- 8 Exploring the impact of organisational governmentality on leadership episodes through narrative inquiry.- 9 The views of the few or the voices of many: Methods of exploring leadership roles through alternative approaches within higher education.- 10 Affective hauntology: What stuffed animals and the affects they invoke may teach us about current political attempts to make girls and young women aspire to careers in STEM-fields.- 11 Conclusion: A critical commentary on the theory and methodology of educational leadership narratives.