Policy Ambiguity, Procedural Erasure, and Discretionary Discrimination: Why Courageous, Gender-Inclusive Educational Leadership is Imperative During Authoritarian Drift
Published online on July 17, 2026
Abstract
Educational Administration Quarterly, Ahead of Print.
Authoritarian drift has been reshaping educational leadership. In this paper, we examine how mechanisms of authoritarian drift - procedural performance, epistemic injustice, moral panic narratives, and policy ambiguity – narrow administrative discretion ...
Authoritarian drift has been reshaping educational leadership. In this paper, we examine how mechanisms of authoritarian drift - procedural performance, epistemic injustice, moral panic narratives, and policy ambiguity – narrow administrative discretion ...