US and Cross-National Policies, Practices, and Preparation Implications for Successful Instructional Leadership, Organizational Learning, and Culturally Responsive Practices /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Ylimaki, Rose M. (Editor), Jacobson, Stephen L. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2011.
• Series: Studies in Educational Leadership ; 12
• Subjects: Education.; International education.; Comparative education.; School management and organization.; School administration.; Educational policy.; ducation and state.; Administration, Organization and Leadership.; International and Comparative Education.; Educational Policy and Politics.

As educational policy trends converge in many countries, such as demands for greater accountability, decentralization, and more culturally sensitive practices for an increasingly diverse student body, there is growing interest in cross-national comparisons and generalizations about leadership qualit...

Table of Contents:

• Comparative Perspectives:  An Overview of Seven Educational Contexts, Stephen L. Jacobson and Rose M. Ylimaki
• Converging Policy Trends, Kenneth Leithwood, Stephen L. Jacobson, & Rose M. Ylimaki
• Leading Organisational Learning and Capacity Building, Christopher Day, Stephen L. Jacobson, Olof Johansson
• Democratic Instructional Leadership in Australia, Denmark, and the US, Rose M. Ylimaki, David Gurr, Lejf Moos, Kasper Kofod, & Lawrie Drysdale
• Culturally Responsive Practice, Lauri Johnson, Jorunn Møller, Petros Pashiardis, Gunn Vedøy, and Vassos Savvides
• Preparing School Leaders to Lead Organizational Learning and Capacity Building, Stephen L. Jacobson, Olof Johansson & Christopher Day
• Preparing Instructional Leaders, David Gurr, Lawrie Drysdale, Rose M. Ylimaki & Lejf Moos
• Leadership Preparation for Culturally Diverse Schools, Lauri Johnson, Jorunn Moller, Eli Ottesen, Petros Pashiardis, Vassos Savvides & Gunn Vedøy
• Comparative Perspectives on Organizational Learning, Instructional, Leadership, and Culturally Responsive Practices:  Conclusions and Future Directions.