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Conceptualizing Imagination in the Context of School Leadership

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Date created
2020-09-10
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Abstract
There is very little research on imagination in the context of leadership in general, and even less in relation to educational leadership. Drawing on available research on imagination in leadership and scholarship in the field of imagination, this qualitative content analysis seeks to add to foundational understanding of imagination’s role in educational leadership. First, it describes the range of meanings leaders hold about imagination and the contradictory feelings these meanings create. Second, it indicates some of the varied ways in which imagination contributes to leadership. Third, it contributes a definition of imagination that encompasses the potential value of imagination for leadership now and into the future. The paper concludes by offering recommendations for future research and identifies the improvisational imagination as an additional feature that imagination contributes to leadership practices. The research shows that imagination is not something we should call on only in times of crisis, but, rather, that it is an indispensable ally in dealing with leadership challenges of all kinds.
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The full text of this paper will be available in March, 2022 due to the embargo policies of International Journal of Leadership in Education. Contact summit@sfu.ca to enquire if the full text of the accepted manuscript can be made available to you.
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DOI: 10.1080/13603124.2020.1818289
Published as
Judson, G. (2020). Conceptualizing imagination in the context of school leadership. International Journal of Leadership in Education, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1080/13603124.2020.1818289.
Publication details
Publication title
International Journal of Leadership in Education
Document title
Conceptualizing Imagination in the Context of School Leadership
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Online
Date
2020
First page
1
Last page
13
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Copyright is held by the author(s).
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Peer reviewed?
Yes
Language
English
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