Educational Leadership and Antonio Gramsci - The Organising of Ideas

This insightful book explores the life and ideas of Italian Marxist theoretician Antonio Gramsci, and argues his work has considerable contemporary relevance when re-considering educational leadership in today's age of crises.

List of contents

1. Education and Transformation: Rethinking Educational Leadership. 2. Antonio Gramsci: His Life and Ideas. 3. On Education and the Role of Intellectuals. 4. Gramsci's Contemporary Relevance: Working 'In and Against' the Neoliberal State. 5. The Passive Revolution in English School Reform: Hegemony from Above. 6. Challenging the Neoliberal Restructuring of Public Education: Union Renewal and Counter Hegemony from Below. 7. 'For the Practical Transformation of the Real World': Making the Case for Educative Leadership.

About the author

Howard Stevenson is Director of Research, Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at University of Nottingham.

Product details

• Authors: Howard (University of Nottingham Stevenson, Stevenson Howard
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.04.2025
• EAN: 9781032610825
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3261082-5
• No. of pages: 174
• Series: Critical Studies in Educational Leadership, Management and Administration
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; EDUCATION / General, Organization & management of education, Educational administration and organization, Educational strategies & policy, Moral and social purpose of education, Moral & social purpose of education, Educational strategies and policy