Edited by Alexander W. Wiseman, Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy, Department of Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Counseling, Texas Tech University, Emily W. Anderson, Associate Professor, Department of Educational Policy Studies, Florida International University, USA, Lisa Damaschke-Deitrick, Senior Lecturer and Researcher, Institute of Political Science, University of Tuebingen, Germany, Ericka Galegher, Independent Consultant, Egypt, Nino Dzotsenidze, Senior Research Analyst, California Center for Rural Policy, California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, USA and Maureen Park, Independent Researcher, Tunis, Tunisia