School leadership in the context of standards-based reform
Subtitle: international perspectives
By: Louis Volante, editor
Series: Studies in educational leadership -- v.16; Studies in educational leadership -- v.16.
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Dordrecht; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 263
ISBN-13: 9789400740945
Subjects: Educational change; Educational leadership; Education; Standards
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part 1.; title: INTRODUCTION --; title: Educational reform, standards, and school leadership -- -- Part 2.; title: INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES --; title: Responsibility in a high-accountability system: leading schools in England --; title: Instructional leadership in the era of no child left behind: perspectives from the United States --; title: Educational leadership in the context of low-stakes accountability: the Canadian perspective --; title: Pathways of educational leadership: monitoring and developing skill levels among educational leaders in Australia --; title: The shape and shaping of school leadership in Aotearoa New Zealand --; title: Policy and practice in Swedish education, assessment, and school leadership --; title: Standardization, deregulation, and school administration reform in Japan --; title: School leadership, accountability, and assessment reform in Hong Kong --; title: Leadership in Qatar's educational reform -- -- Part 3.; title: Conclusion --; title: Thoughts on school leadership policy, practice, and future inquiry.