Editorial

Abstract

This special issue carries selected papers presented at the virtual conference hosted by the British University in Dubai on 3rd June, 2023. The conference aimed to explore and take account of the voices of researchers and practitioners on ‘emerging challenges in educational management and leadership’. The conference was also keen on engaging voices, thoughts, reflections and practices of leaders, policy makers, practitioners and researchers in education. The notion that managing and leading education as an art as well as a science is often contested. It is argued that the ever-changing world, the growing demands for quality in education, resources constraints, political wills and other similar prevailing realities continue to pose challenges for managers and leaders in education to rise to the occasion and deliver effectively (Abukari & David, 2022).