Educational Leadership in Policy: Challenges and Implementation Within Europe

Chapter 1. Introduction: Challenges of school leadership policies in the north-western and south-eastern regions of Europe.- PART I. CHALLENGES OF POLICY THEORY AND CONTEXT.- Chapter 2. Educational institutions and policies at the crossroads of 'liberal' and 'critical' theory influences.- Chapter 3. The role of international benchmarking in shaping educational policy in small European countries.- Chapter 4. Educational policies for school leadership in Europe: A comparative review.- Chapter 5. Selection, training/development and licensing of principals: A critical overview of policies.- PART II. CHALLENGES OF POLICY INCLUSIVENESS.- Chapter 6. Inclusive educational policy and the democratic context of educational leadership and management.- Chapter 7. Technology and educational leadership: The role of leaders vs. national educational policies.- Chapter 8. School principals and educational policies inclusive of students with disabilities and special needs: Comparative empirical research in Southern and South-East Europe.- PART III. CHALLENGES OF POLICY IMPLEMENTATION IN SMALL EUROPEAN COUNTRIES.- Chapter 9. Icelandic policy and experience in developing educational leadership and management.- Chapter 10. Lithuanian educational policy for school leadership.- Chapter 11. Hierarchical challenges in education: A competitive arena for daring principals.- Chapter 12. Policy borrowing and school system improvement through national school leadership development.- Chapter 13. Croatian policy and experience in developing educational leadership and management: Work in progress, or a failed experiment?.- Chapter 14. Professional ethics and educational management / leadership of Croatian principals.- Chapter 15. Educational management and leadership in Montenegro.- Chapter 16. An epilogue: Toward an integrative framework for educational management and leadership development in small European countries.