Principal preparation: the case of novice principals in Turkey / Kadir Beycioglu, Helen Wildy -- Reinventing principal preparation in Illinois: a case study of policy change in a complex organization / Angeliki Lazaridou -- Analysis of the tasks of school principals in secondary education in Catalonia: case study / Georgeta Ion, Marina Tomàs, Diego Castro, Esther Salat -- Considering Latin American school management from a skills-based perspective / Joaquín Gairín, Miren Fernández-de-Álava, Aleix Barrera-Corominas -- Qatar's educational reform: critical issues facing principals / Michael H. Romanowski -- School leadership and pedagogical reform: building student capacity / Shirley O'Neill -- Becoming a principal: exploring perceived discriminatory practices in the selection of principals in Jamaica and England / Paul Miller -- Principals' understandings of education based on research: a Swedish perspective / Maj-Lis Hörnqvist -- Individual differences and educational leadership / Anna Kanape-Willingshofer, Sabine Bergner -- New methods exploring facial expressions in the context of leadership perception: implications for educational leaders / Savvas Trichas -- Emotional intelligence and political skill really matter in educational leadership / Nikoletta Taliadorou, Petros Pashiardis -- Teacher leadership: a conceptual analysis / Servet Özdemir, Ali Çagatay Kilinç -- Exploring distributive leadership in South African public primary schools in the Soweto region / Raj Mestry, Suraiya R Naicker -- Continuous change in educational organizations / Yasar Kondakci, Merve Zayim, Kadir Beycioglu -- Transformational leadership and principals' innovativeness: are they the "keys" for the research and innovation oriented school? / Jasmin-Olga Sarafidou, Efstathios Xafakos -- Exploring the impact of school leadership on student learning outcomes: constraints and perspectives / Andreas Kythreotis, Panayiotis Antoniou -- The relationship between emotional competence and instructional leadership and their association with learner achievement / Bennie Grobler.