Re-centering the Critical Potential of Nordic School Leadership Research

Lejf Moos is a Professor Emeritus in education, educational leadership and governance in the Danish School of Education, Aarhus University. He has studied education, leadership and governance for a number of years and has also published books and journal articles in Danish and English and edited books and journals. Elisabet Nihlfors is a Professor in Education with focus on leadership and leads the research unit Research in Educational Leadership (REL) at Uppsala university. Her research includes governance of schools, leadership, policymaking and democracy. Jan Merok Paulsen is a Professor in educational leadership affiliated to Oslo Metropolitan University in Oslo, Norway. His research interests encompass school governance, school leadership, principal training, and leading schools from the middle line of the school's hierarchy. He has co-edited a series of books and has published a number of articles in scientific journals such as International Journal of Educational Management, Journal of Educational Administration and Leadership & Policy in Schools.