Paul Miller is President of the Institute for Educational administration & Leadership- Jamaica where is he is also the Director of Strategy & Partnerships and convenor of the Research Interest Group on “Leadership & Social Justice”. He is also Professor of Educational Leadership & Management in the School of Education & Professional Development at the University of Huddersfield, UK.Deirdre Torrance, University of Edinburgh, UKKay Fuller, University of Nottingham, UKRachel McNae, University of Waikato, New ZealandCarmel Roofe, University of the West Indies, JamaicaRowena Arshad, University of Edinburgh, UKElizabeth Murakami, Texas A&M University-San Antonio, USAGaetane Jean-Marie, University of Louisville, USALorri Santamaria, University of Auckland, New ZealandAnn E. Lopez, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, CanadaPontso Moorosi, University of Warwick, UKKay Fuller, University of Nottingham, UKElizabeth Reilly, Layola Marymount University, USAVictoria Showunmi, UCL Institute of Education, UKMaria Kaparou, University of Southampton, UKMarina García-Carmona, Universidad de Granada, SpainMiren Fernández-de-Álava, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, SpainCarla Quesada-Pallarès, University of Leeds, UKDavid Middlewood, University of Warwick, UKIan Abbott, University of Warwick, UKVhonani Netshandama, University of Venda, South AfricaPhilip Whitehead, University of Warwick, UKLindy-Anne Abawi, University of Southern Queensland, Australia Ana Maria de Albuqerque Morereira, University of Brasilia, BrazilChristopher Bezzina, University of MaltaElizabeth Majocha, Gabriel Dumont Institute, CanadaMarco Antonio Costa, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, BrazilMamotena Mpeta, University of Venda, South AfricaNargis Ara, Government Girls Post Graduate College, Pakistan Catherine Whalen, University of Northern British Columbia, CanadaTerezinha Alves Fernandes, Federal University of Paraíba, BrazilJoan Conway, University of Southern Queensland, Australia Dorothy Andrews, University of Southern Queensland, AustraliaLeentjie van Jaarsveld, North West University, North West UniversityCheryl Bauman, Independent Consultant, Ontario, Canada

• Chapter 1. Cultures of Educational Leadership: Researching and Theorising Common Issues in Different World Contexts; Paul Miller.- Chapter 2. A Social Justice Perspective on Women in Educational Leadership; Deirdre Torrance, Kay Fuller, Rachel McNae, Carmel Roofe & Rowena Arshad.- Chapter 3. Educational Leadership among Women of Colour in United States, Canada, New Zealand; Elizabeth Murakami, Gaetane Jean-Marie, Lorri Santamaria & Ann E. Lopez.- Chapter 4. A Comparative Analysis of Intersections of Gender and Race among Black Female School Leaders in South Africa, United Kingdom and the United States; Pontso Moorosi, Kay Fuller & Elizabeth Reilly.- Chapter 5. The Challenge of Leadership: Ethnicity and Gender among School Leaders in London, Malaysia and Pakistan; Victoria Showunmi & Maria Kaparou.- Chapter 6. Gender and Leadership in Brazilian, Singaporean and Spanish Secondary Schools: An In-Depth Analysis Based on the 2013 TALIS; Marina García-Carmona, Miren Fernández-de-Álava & Carla Quesada-Pallarès.- Chapter 7. Policy Leadership, School Improvement and Staff Development in England, Tanzania and South Africa: Schools Working Together; David Middlewood, Ian Abbott, Vhonani Netshandama & Philip Whitehead.- Chapter 8. Leadership for the Attainment of Improved School Outcomes: A Brazilian, Australian and Maltese Study; Lindy-Anne Abawi, Ana Maria de Albuqerque Morereira & Christopher Bezzina.- Chapter 9. Sustaining Growth of Novice Teachers to Leadership through Mentorship Process:  A Study of Praxis in Brazil, Canada, Pakistan, and South Africa; Elizabeth Majocha, Marco Antonio Costa, Mamotena Mpeta, Nargis Ara, Catherine Whalen & Terezinha Alves Fernandes.- Chapter 10. Cross-Cultural Stories of Practice from School Leaders; Joan Conway, Dorothy Andrews, Leentjie van Jaarsveld & Cheryl Bauman.- Chapter 11. Whole School Development across Borders: Leading Intercultural and Cross-Cultural Learning; Paul Miller & Ian Potter.