Developing School Leaders Amid a New World Order: Lessons for Researchers and Practitioners

If ever there were a time to think critically about the development of public school leaders and the universities that prepare them, it is now. That is the message that saturated my mind as I reflected on the articles for this special issue. The U.S. educational setting, where I reside and work, is unlike the Norwegian one. However, our experiences are not completely foreign to Norwegian students in school leadership development. This collection of articles helps to illuminate these differences and similarities, as well as the path for all countries toward more democratic, humanistic models of leadership that our students, governments, and global community need now more than ever.