Educational leadership in Aotearoa New Zealand : issues of context and social justice / edited by Rachael McNae, Michele Morrison and Ross Notman.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction: leading for social justice and high needs in education -- "Nothing great is easily won" -- Leading turnaround schools: surfacing hope in times of crisis -- Affective leadership: an illustration of the emotional side of social justice leadership -- Penny Deane: transformative leader -- "I wasn't really a decile 10 person": deliberate enactment of social justice leadership in a high-needs context -- In search of equity and excellence: a story of leadership from a rural school community -- When the odds are stacked against: leadership decisions that shift the odds -- Moriah Kindergarten: a turnaround leadership story from survival to success -- Holistic leadership in a high-needs early childhood centre -- Leading a school merger in a high-needs setting -- Transcending the personal and political: provocations.

"This book presents 10 inspirational case studies of how centre leaders, principals and leadership teams in high-needs New Zealand educational settings have enacted leadership towards a more equitable and democratic society. These stories share experiences of challenging leadership in diverse urban and rural contexts across early childhood, primary, intermediate and secondary schools."--Publisher's website.