pt. I Multiple lenses of democratic leadership -- A history of public school leadership: the first century, 1837-1942 / Ira E. Bogotch -- Culturally relevant leadership for complex 21st-century school contexts / Floyd D. Beachum -- Social justice: seeking a common language / Catherine A. Lugg -- Distributed leadership and democratic community / Lisa A.W. Kensler -- pt. II Management, organization, and law -- The paradox of change in public schooling and education leadership / Carol A. Mullen -- Pivotal points: history, development, and promise of the principalship / Kathleen M. Brown -- The school superintendent: roles, challenges, and issues / C. Cryss Brunner -- The role of education law in leadership preparation programs / Charles J. Russo -- pt. III Educational politics and policy: creating effective, equitable, and democratic schools -- Critical policy/practice arenas predicting 21st-century conflict / JoAnn Danelo Barbour -- Educational leadership and the new economy: keeping the "public" in public schools / Monica Pini -- Standards for educational leaders: promises, paradoxes, and pitfalls / Rosemary Papa -- Wild patience: women in school administration / Charol Shakeshaft -- Metanoid in educational leadership: an alternative perspective for school leadership / Chervl L. Bolton -- pt. IV Theories of leadership: research problems and practices -- The nature of inquiry in educational leadership / Gerardo R. Lopez -- The development of leadership thought and practice in the united states / Margaret Grogan -- Exploring aesthetic dimensions of leadership: re-establishing human agency / Eugenie A. Samier -- pt. V The micropolitics of school leadership -- Curriculum leadership: the administrative survival skill in a test-driven culture and a competitive educational marketplace / Betty E. Steffy -- Teacher preparation and staffing in U.S. schools / Eugene F. Provenzo, Jr. -- The Gaposis syndrome: uses and misuses of tests / Robert J. Wright -- Issues of teaching and learning / Leslie Poynor -- New approaches for school design / Jeffrey A. Lackney -- Labor relations and the challenges of leading / Todd A. DeMitchell -- Budgeting, finance, and planning / William K. Poston, Jr.