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This chapter argues that policymakers in one nation need to be cognizant of policy trends from other countries. Specifically, the authors consider converging policy trends for organizational learning , instructional leadership , and culturally responsive practices across the seven nations featured in this volume. The chapter then briefly addresses a convergence of trends related to the pre-service and in-service preparation of school leaders and how this convergence might be influenced by cross-national research.
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Leithwood, K., Jacobson, S.L., Ylimaki, R.M. (2011). Converging Policy Trends. In: Ylimaki, R., Jacobson, S. (eds) US and Cross-National Policies, Practices, and Preparation. Studies in Educational Leadership, vol 12. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0542-5_2
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