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Leading theory: Bourdieu and the field of educational leadership. An introduction and overview to this special issue

2003; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 6; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/1360312032000150724

1464-5092

Bob Lingard, Pam Christie,

Teacher Education and Leadership Studies

Bourdieu … makes it possible to explain how the actions of principals are always contextual, since their interests vary with issue, location, time, school mix, composition of staff and so on. This 'identity' perspective points at a different kind of research about principal practice: to understand the game and its logic requires an analysis of the situated everyday rather than abstractions that claim truth in all instances and places. (Thomson 2001a: 14)