Leadership for Whom and What Purpose?: Exploring Critical Praxis in Changing Times

International scholars, educators, and practitioners are brought together to rethink leadership in a rapidly shifting world. This collection examines how leadership theories translate into practice, how leaders are developed, and how power, identity, and context shape leadership across educational and organizational settings. Leadership for Whom and for What Purpose? Exploring Critical Leadership Praxis in Changing Times brings together international scholars, educators, and practitioners to rethink leadership in a rapidly shifting world. Spanning perspectives from across the globe, this collection examines how leadership theories translate into practice, how leaders are developed, and how power, identity, and context shape leadership across educational and organizational settings. Through research, narrative, and critical inquiry, the chapters explore urgent issues such as decolonizing leadership, equity centered mentoring, anti racism, culturally responsive leadership, crisis navigation, and the lived experiences of marginalized communities. Together, they illuminate leadership as a relational, ethical, and transformative practice rooted in justice and human dignity. Designed for scholars, researchers, leadership educators, and aspiring and practicing leaders, this book serves as a valuable resource for leadership and educational leadership programs worldwide. It challenges readers to reconsider who leadership serves, how it is enacted, and what it must become to meet the demands of our changing times.