Jill V. Jeffery is Associate Professor of English at Leiden University’s Centre for Linguistics in the Netherlands. Her research investigates how competent writing is conceptualised in educational policies, large-scale writing exams, teachers’ instructional approaches and by student-writers.Judy M. Parr is Professor of Education at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Her research, much of which has been large-scale, is grounded in improvement science, focusing on enhancing professional practice and student learning in literacy, particularly writing.

• Chapter 1: A Framework for Comparing Writing Curricula Cross-NationallyJill V Jeffery and Judy M ParrChapter 2: Writing as Portrayed in New Zealand Curriculum and Assessment ToolsJudy M. ParrChapter 3: School Writing in Chile: Standards and Research EvidenceCarmen Sotomayor, Elvira Jéldrez, and Gabriela OsorioChapter 4: School Writing in Hong Kong: Current Status and IssuesBarry BaiChapter 5: Adolescent Writing Development in the United States Pre and Post the Implementation of the Common CoreKristen Campbell Wilcox, Laura C. Dacus, and Fang (Lisa) YuChapter 6: Secondary school writing in UzbekistanDiana Akhmedjanova and Jill V Jeffery Chapter 7: Underlying Beliefs About Writing and Teaching Writing in Germany: An Analysis of Policy Documents for German in Year 9 at Secondary SchoolNora Müller, Katharina A. Lindefjeld, and Vera BusseChapter 8: School Writing in EnglandDebra Myhill and Rebecca ClarksonChapter 9: Between Joyride and High-Stakes Examination: Writing Development in DenmarkNikolaj Elf and Solveig TroelsenChapter 10: School Writing in Norway: Fifteen Years With Writing as Key Competence Gustaf Bernhard Skar and Arne Johannes AasenChapter 11: We Are Similar, But Different in Writing Curriculum and InstructionJudy M. Parr and Jill V. Jeffery

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