1) This book is essential for Educational Leadership because of its comprehensive exploration of leadership across all levels of the education system. The book will provide an overview of leadership's evolving purpose and scope, suggesting educational changes and challenges vary across the educational system and require insight for leaders to maneuver the system by learning from other leaders who have transformed spaces. The book would contain research and practical strategies focusing on the complexity and opportunities leaders have leveraged to move education from PK-12 to community colleges and universities. An emphasis on the assets of diversity, multiple perspectives, and the role of students in the educational landscape will be explored. In addition, a section focused on non-formal leaders' influence on the success of students through staff and student affairs professionals. An understanding of the influence of policy on reinforcing challenges but learning to navigate to support students. Also, an investigation into types of leadership trends that are building effective collaborative teams and models for change. Then, the book will provide a look forward to technological advancements influencing decision-making in education. All of these key themes will emphasize the importance of visioning for educational leaders to prepare for the future by offering insights, strategies and diverse perspectives relevant to the readers field of education and its connection to the overall educational system.
2) The research community will be impacted by the compilation of research in conjunction with practical strategies from key leaders in the socially just, culturally responsive educational leadership coming together for a comprehensive connected look using research to inform practices along the education continuum. We often see books specific to a level of education, siloed within a single system. This book opens the door and allows all leaders to begin to understand across the system, since as students come into, through, and beyond each school level, the following system needs to understand the needs of those students entering. The challenges in education are replicated across the systems, and a need exists for researchers to see a new way of using research to inform and tool themselves.