Abstract
The leadership of schools is England is increasingly complex due in part to the role of the politics of education in setting the agenda for schools. This agenda is becoming increasingly problematised due to the absence of clear policy accompanied by various interpretations and assemblages of ideology, promulgated by those in power. Populist agendas operate. In this apparent crisis of truth-telling, where truth as politically constituted is factual and axiomatic, school leaders in ever increasing dark times, are having to navigate knowledge in what constitutes the truth and, in some cases, resort to ways to expose untruths through action. Using Arendtian thinking to illumine how two leaders lead schools through their labour and work in actively seeking truth enables thinking about the present issues of lying in politics and how school leaders must both understand this and expose lying in politics through truth seeking. In doing so these two leaders adapt, translate and actively work to not only gain clarity but to actively seek truth where they become truth tellers of a different truth.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Critical Education Leadership and Policy Scholarship : Introducing a New Research Methodology, |
Editors | Steven Courtney, Paul Armstrong, Amanda McKay |
Place of Publication | Leeds |
Publisher | Emerald Publishing Limited |
Chapter | 2 |
Pages | 23-35 |
Number of pages | 232 |
Edition | 1 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-83549-472-1 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-1-83549-473-8 |
Publication status | Published - 8 Jan 2025 |
Keywords
- leadership
- politics
- school leadership