Helen M. Gunter is Professor of Educational Policy at the University of Manchester, UK, and is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences.

This is a tour de force, a brilliant organisation of an increasingly complex field. It is both a history and a commentary on the intellectual currents that have shaped the field from within and from the broader world of the social sciences. A significant contribution to knowledge production in educational administration, management and leadership.

• AbbreviationsIntroduction: Towards an Intellectual HistoryPart I: Scoping Intellectual Histories1. Knowledge Production2. Intellectual HistoriesPart II: Framing Intellectual Histories3. Knowledge Traditions4. Knowledge Purposes5. Knowledge Domains6. Knowledge Context7. Knowledge NetworksPart III: Dimensions of Intellectual Histories8. Educational Administration9. Educational Effectiveness and Improvement Research10. Entrepreneurs and Popularisers11. Critical Education Policy and Leadership StudiesConclusion: Developing Intellectual Histories ReferencesIndex

Helen M. Gunter is Professor of Educational Policy at the University of Manchester, UK, and is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences.

This is a tour de force, a brilliant organisation of an increasingly complex field. It is both a history and a commentary on the intellectual currents that have shaped the field from within and from the broader world of the social sciences. A significant contribution to knowledge production in educational administration, management and leadership.

• AbbreviationsIntroduction: Towards an Intellectual HistoryPart I: Scoping Intellectual Histories1. Knowledge Production2. Intellectual HistoriesPart II: Framing Intellectual Histories3. Knowledge Traditions4. Knowledge Purposes5. Knowledge Domains6. Knowledge Context7. Knowledge NetworksPart III: Dimensions of Intellectual Histories8. Educational Administration9. Educational Effectiveness and Improvement Research10. Entrepreneurs and Popularisers11. Critical Education Policy and Leadership StudiesConclusion: Developing Intellectual Histories ReferencesIndex

Helen M. Gunter is Professor of Educational Policy at the University of Manchester, UK, and is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences.

This is a tour de force, a brilliant organisation of an increasingly complex field. It is both a history and a commentary on the intellectual currents that have shaped the field from within and from the broader world of the social sciences. A significant contribution to knowledge production in educational administration, management and leadership.

• AbbreviationsIntroduction: Towards an Intellectual HistoryPart I: Scoping Intellectual Histories1. Knowledge Production2. Intellectual HistoriesPart II: Framing Intellectual Histories3. Knowledge Traditions4. Knowledge Purposes5. Knowledge Domains6. Knowledge Context7. Knowledge NetworksPart III: Dimensions of Intellectual Histories8. Educational Administration9. Educational Effectiveness and Improvement Research10. Entrepreneurs and Popularisers11. Critical Education Policy and Leadership StudiesConclusion: Developing Intellectual Histories ReferencesIndex