This edited text provides an international perspective on leadership and management roles and their relationship to improvement within educational institutions. The interactions of educational institutions are examined at local, national, and global levels with case studies and examples being drawn from many countries in Europe, Asia, and Africa.

1. Theories and Practice of Leadership and Management, Marianne Coleman; 2. The Cultural Context of Educational Leadership, Marian Shaw; 3. Organizations: Power, Structure and Culture, Marianne Coleman; 4. Decentralization, Autonomy and School Improvement, Lesley Anderson; 5. 'Remote' Leadership and Cultural Change, Tim Brighouse; 6. Learning and the External Environment, Philip Woods; 7. Educational Improvement and Change, Kathryn Riley and Anil Khamis; 8. Educational Effectiveness, Pamela Sammons, Anil Khamis and Marianne Coleman; 9. Evaluation in Education, Marianne Coleman; 10. Financial and Material Resources for Learning, Derek Glover and Ros Levacic; 11. Human Resources for Learning, David Oldroyd; 12. Continuing Professional Development: The Learning Community, Peter Earley; 13. Leading for Effective Learning, Eileen Carnell and Caroline Lodge

Marianne Coleman, Institute of Education, University of London, and Peter Earley, Institute of Education, University of London