AcknowledgementsInternational Comparisons: Critique, Culture and Context - Alma Harris and Michelle Jones1: SYSTEM LEVELLeading Futures: System TransformationWho's Afraid of PISA: The Fallacy of International Assessments of System Performance - Yong ZhaoEconomic Development and Competitiveness: A Primary Driver of School Reform Policy in the USA - Janet H. ChrispeelsInnovative Schools and Their Role in the Education Policy Cycle in Russia - Isak Froumin and Anatoly KasprzhakSchool Leadership Development in Hong Kong: Taking a Retrospective and Prospective View on Policy and Practice - Paula KwanMovers and Shapers: Reframing System Leadership for the 21st Century - Anthony Mackay and Albert BertaniLeading System-wide Educational Improvement in Ontario - Carol CampbellII: PROFESSIONAL LEVELLeading Futures: Leading Professional LearningExploring the Practice of Professional Learning Communities: Case of Hong Kong Primary Schools - Nicholas Sun-keung Pang and Zoe Lai-mei LeungPrincipal Preparation and Professional Development in Malaysia: Exploring Key Influences and Current Practice - Corinne Jacqueline Perera, Donnie Adams and Vasu MuniandyDesigning and Developing Australian Principal Certification: With the Profession, for the Profession - Louisa RennieNetworking for Educational Equity: Rethinking Improvement Within, Between and Beyond Schools - Christopher ChapmanLeading Professional Learning to Improve Schools in Challenging Circumstances in Russia - Serge Kosaretsky, Irina Grunicheva, Marina Pinskaya, Alma Harris and Michelle JonesDeveloping Leaders for Schools in Singapore - Pak Tee NgIII: LEADER AND LEARNER LEVELLeading Futures: Leading LearningGeneration X Leaders in Global Cities: Emerging Perspectives on Recruitment, Retention and Succession Planning - Karen EdgeGetting Beyond Our Fixation with Leaders' Behaviours: Engaging with Leading Practice for Real - James P. SpillaneLeading Effective Pedagogy - David Reynolds and Daniel MuijsLeading Future Pedagogies - Jill JamesonInternational Comparisons--Good or Misunderstood? - Alma Harris and Michelle JonesIndex.