A Decade of Research on School Principals: Cases from 24 Countries

1. International School Principal Research. Social Democratic Welfare Countries .- 2. Denmark - Danish School leadership between welfare and competition.- 3. Iceland - Research on Principals in Iceland.- 4. Finland - Finnish Principal.- 5. Norway - Researching Norwegian Principals.- 6. Sweden - Swedish School Leadership Research - an Important but Neglected Area.- Former East European Countries with a Fast Transition towards Democratic Societies .- 7. Estonia - School Leadership in Estonia 2001 - 2013.- 8. Latvia - School Principals and Leadership Research in Latvia .- 9. Poland - Contemporary Research on School Principals and Leadership in Poland.- English Speaking Countries with a Commonwealth Connection .- 10. Australia - The Principal as Leader: A Review of Australian Principal Research, 2006 to 2013.- 11. Canada - Principal Leadership in Canada.- 12. England - School Leadership Research in England.- 13. New Zealand - New Zealand Principals: Autonomy at a Cost.- 14. USA - Research on School Principals in the United States: 2003-2013.- Schools Systems with a Clear National Administrative and Control Structure .- 15. Austria - Overcoming a bureaucratic heritage as a trigger for research on leadership in Austria.- 16. China - Research on Chinese Principals and their Work .- 17. France - Between Civil Service and Republican Ethics: the Statist Vision of Leadership among French Principals.- 18. Germany - School Leadership: Research Base in Germany .- 19. Israel - Research on School Principals in Israel: Varied Topics, Limited Scope.- 20. Switzerland - School Leadership: Research Base in Switzerland.- Countries with Challenges to Develop their School System .- 21. Brazil - Leadership in Brazil.- 22. India - School Leadership: India at the Cross Roads.- 23. Mexico - Research on Principals of Public Schools in Mexico.- 24. Saudi Arabia - School Leadership in Saudi Arabia.- 25. South Africa - Research on South African public school principals: An uncompromising desire to improve the quality of education.