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School leadership is a concept with various definitions. In this book we have a broad definition where educational leadership and school leadership are interchangeable and include leadership of and in schools as well as leading and managing pedagogical and educational purposes and practices.
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Gunnulfsen, A.E., Storgaard, M., Ärlestig, H. (2023). Introduction. In: Gunnulfsen, A.E., Ärlestig, H., Storgaard, M. (eds) Education and Democracy in the Nordic Countries. Educational Governance Research, vol 21. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33195-4_1
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