ABSTRACT
This chapter sets out to make some meaning of what collaborative leadership is in practice, namely, what collaborative leaders do in their schools to achieve success for students, teachers and the organization itself. In this book, the notion of collaborative leadership is extended into structural, human resource and political domains, in addition to symbolic perspectives, providing a fuller picture and a more comprehensive base for interpretation of the leadership milieu. As with collaborative leadership, this extended view has direct implications for the notion of a collaborative culture of a school, for instead of viewing culture as purely symbolic in its roots, it can be seen as inclusive of structural, human resource and political dimensions. This broader conceptual framework has been developed to act as a guide for leaders in their daily practice. However, before discussing it further, a brief account follows of the related research undertaken so far in the field of collaboration. Authors have given much attention to describing collaborative cultures in schools and this brings significant and pertinent findings and offer insights of value in this study.
