Introduction: Challenges in the Leadership of Innovation and Development in Education in a Globalizing Asia Pacific, Peter D. Hershock, Mark Mason & John N. Hawkins I The Context and Imperatives for Paradigmatic Change in Education 1 Globalization and Education: Characteristics, Dynamics, Implications, Deane Neubauer 2 Rethinking Educational Aims in an Era of Globalization, Fazal Rizvi 3 Multiculturalism, Shared Values, and an Ethical Response to Globalization, Mark Mason 4 Education and Alleviating Poverty: Educating for Equity and Diversity, Peter D. Hershock II Outcomes and Opportunities for Change: Education in a Renewing Asia 5 The Intractable Dominant Educational Paradigm, John N. Hawkins 6 Globalization and Paradigm Change in Higher Education: The Experience of China, Ma Wan-hua 7 Pulling Together Amid Globalization: National Education in Singapore Schools, Jason Tan 8 Education in the Years to Come: What We Can Learn from Alternative Education, Joseph P. Farrell III Leadership in Changing the Way Education Changes 9 Leadership in the Context of Complex Global Interdependence: Emerging Realities for Educational Innovation, Peter D. Hershock 10 The Changing Role of Leadership (or A Changing Leadership for a Changing World), Victor Ordonez 11 Interconnections Within and Without: The Double Duty of Creative Educational Leadership, Wang Hongyu 12 Unraveling Leadership: ‘Relational Humility’ and the Search for Ignorance, Vrinda Dalmiya Conclusion: Changing Education, Peter D. Hershock, Mark Mason & John N. Hawkins