1. Introduction to Discourse and Systems of Educational Leadership in Europe, Lejf Moos -- Part I: Country Reports -- 2. Leading Educational Institutions in Croatia: Stuck Between Ambition and Bureaucracy?, Nikša Alfirević, Maja Mihaljević Kosor, Lena Malešević Perović -- 3. Global Education Trends and the National Leadership Context: The Case of Slovenia, Andrej Koren and Mateja Brejc -- 4. Three Decades of Lithuanian Education: Self-Identity, Achievements, and Challenges, Rasa Nedzinskaite-Maciuniene, Agne Brandisauskiene, and Inga Minelgaite -- 5. Denmark Report: Educational Leadership Between Two Discourses, Lejf Moos -- 6. Country Report: Norway—School Leadership Conceptions Bowing to Global Isomorphism, Jan Merok Paulsen -- Part II: Thematic Chapters -- 7. The Role of International Benchmarking in the Convergence/Divergence of European Education, Maja Mihaljević Kosor, Jurica Pavičić, and Nikša Alfirević -- 8. The Challenge of Digital Transformation in European Education Systems, Nina Begičević Rede̵ p, Marina Klačmer Čalopa, and Katarina Tomičić Pupek -- 9. The Role of E-Learning and Information Culture in Educational Institutions in Transforming European Education, Sirje Virkus, Valentina Kirinić, and Nina Begičević Rede̵ p -- 10. Towards an Identification of Critical Success Factors for European Inclusive Education, Ljiljana Najev Čačija, Nikša Alfirević, and Sanja Jurić -- 11. Discourses of School Leadership Traveling Across North European School Systems, Jan Merok Paulsen and Lejf Moos -- 12. Discussion: The Space for Manoeuvre Between Autonomy and Autocracy, Lejf Moos.

This book analyses selected critical concepts of policy and practice in educational leadership in five European countries. The editors and contributors cover Croatia, Slovenia, Lithuania, Denmark and Norway, spanning a wide geographical region as well as diverse historical and political contexts. The analyses primarily consider the issues of convergence and divergence in local educational leadership policies and practice that are developing and emerging from traditional structures and discourses under global, trans-national and regional influences. Focusing on both the macro and micro levels, this book examines a range of topics including international benchmarking, inclusive education practices and digital transformation. It will be of interest and value to scholars of educational leadership in Europe, particularly within smaller countries.