From heroic leadership myth to street-level management: School principals’ experiences of sensemaking and creative insubordination under incomplete autonomy
Educational Management Administration & Leadership: Formerly Educational Management & Administration
Published online on June 15, 2026
Abstract
Educational Management Administration & Leadership, Ahead of Print.
The normative ‘heroic leadership’ discourse positions school principals as transformative visionaries, yet in highly centralised systems this narrative breaks down, giving rise to the twin challenges of ‘incomplete autonomy’ and ‘street-level management’. ...
The normative ‘heroic leadership’ discourse positions school principals as transformative visionaries, yet in highly centralised systems this narrative breaks down, giving rise to the twin challenges of ‘incomplete autonomy’ and ‘street-level management’. ...