Searching the Globe for Answers

Peter Litchka is Professor of Educational Leadership and Director of the Educational Leadership Program at Loyola University Maryland. He has had 47 years of experience in education, including teacher, school administrator and superintendent of schools, and is the author/co-author of four books and numerous journal articles.

Seldom does anyone capture the essential facets of school leadership in an ever-changing world of education as does this book, edited by Peter Litchka. Searching for the Globe for Answers-Preparing and Supporting School Leaders is incredibly informative and relevant for aspiring and current school leaders, as well as for policymakers and educational scholars. This book will have a significant impact on all who read it.

• PrefaceAcknowledgementsChapter One: School Leadership or School Management?: Reflections from a Polish Perspective.Rafal PiwowarskiChapter Two: The Australian Education Revolution: The Impact of a Reform Movement on School Leadership and System Performance.Jack Rice and Justin GarrickChapter Three: School Leadership in Ethiopia: Reinventing the Principalship through Locally Responsive Practices.Abebayehu Tekleselassie and Amaarah DeCuirChapter Four: Principals in Turkey Using Initiative in Relationship to School Context and Circumstances.Emine BabaoglanAbout the AuthorsAbout the Editor