As a result of inter- and intranational migrations, urban schools in early 21st-century Western nations serve more ethnoculturally diverse populations than ever before. The impact of global events resonates in these schools at the local community level. In this article1 I argue for the administrative fusion of local and global perspectives, a leadership of glocality that facilitates educational renewal and the enhancement of a socially transforming culture.
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