This symposium will bring together researchers from two other symposia at ECER - 1757 Superintendent their institution and professional work Nordic comparisions with US, India and South Africa and 1786 Empirical findings on Superintendents - comparative purpose  on the role of the superintendent. Focus of the discussion will be where to go next in our international comparisons.   The cross-national nature of the symposium will provided useful setting for examining the role and the term school superintendents also in a Global setting.  The empirical data from our studies will permit us to look across these national settings for common themes as well as highlighting important professional, social, and developmental experiences in many different country settings.