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Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the current and past work using discourse analysis in the field of educational administration and of discourse analysis as a methodology.
Design/methodology/approach
– Authors reviewed research in educational leadership that uses discourse analysis as a methodology.
Findings
– While discourse analysis has been used in the field, little work has been done that explores “leadership” as a discourse practice.
Originality/value
– Increased use of discourse analysis in the field might unearth the ways principals and superintendents are creators of discourse and mediators of the discourses of others.
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2015
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