ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the definition of “leadership” in terms of mobilizing volition or advancing the solution of tasks and problems, particularly those involving the key processes and outcomes of education and learning. If education is thought of as a process in which activities and experiences are gradually assembled in some purposeful way, then it follows that “learning” serves as its units. This chapter describes the conceptual puzzle of leadership meaning in the Chinese context and argues that meanings attached to lingdao, though solidly associated with formal rank, could be problematized and socially negotiated through the creation and presentation of cinematic counter-narratives.
