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From Local to Global: International Initiatives in School Leadership

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The topic of leadership in teacher education is an intricate and complex subject. Often school leadership is parochial, mired in local policies and agendas. This chapter investigates a new international model for school leadership education.

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Notes

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    Biggs [1], pp. 165–203.

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    National Curriculum Services [2].

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    National Curriculum Services [2], p. 5.

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    Ramburuth and Tani [3].

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    Stevens and Cooper [4].

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    Cooper [5], pp. 96–112.

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    Braa and Callero [6].

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  1. School of Teacher Education, Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, NSW, Australia

    Zeffie Nicholas & Erica van Roosmalen

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  1. Zeffie Nicholas
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Correspondence to Zeffie Nicholas .

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  1. School of Teacher Education, Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia

    Tara Brabazon

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Nicholas, Z., van Roosmalen, E. (2016). From Local to Global: International Initiatives in School Leadership. In: Brabazon, T. (eds) Play: A Theory of Learning and Change. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25549-1_8

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