Overview
- Fills an important gap in the literature related to the cross-cultural and cross-regional research of school leadership in Europe
- Provides historical and critical perspectives which offers a deeper understanding of the imperatives of school reform
- Offers a balanced discussion of informational technology and its role in educational policy and leadership
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies on Leadership and Learning in Teacher Education (PSLLTE)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Country Reports
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Thematic Chapters
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About this book
This book analyses selected critical concepts of policy and practice in educational leadership in five European countries. The editors and contributors cover Croatia, Slovenia, Lithuania, Denmark and Norway, spanning a wide geographical region as well as diverse historical and political contexts. The analyses primarily consider the issues of convergence and divergence in local educational leadership policies and practice that are developing and emerging from traditional structures and discourses under global, trans-national and regional influences. Focusing on both the macro and micro levels, this book examines a range of topics including international benchmarking, inclusive education practices and digital transformation. It will be of interest and value to scholars of educational leadership in Europe, particularly within smaller countries.
“Today’s local educational leadership policies and practice are connected with the historical roots of five small European countries. In the analysis, perspectives from within each country and comparisons are used interestingly. Both levels of analysis bring out new understandings of the relationship between policy and practice and how they have been related to leadership in a historical discourse. In my opinion the different country chapters and the comparisons represent important new knowledge and I recommended the book as reading for school leaders and policy makers in the field of educational leadership.”
—Professor Olof Johansson, Umeå University, Sweden
“The book fills a gap in the research of cross-national research, comparing school leadership issues in two Balkan countries, Croatia and Slovenia, one Baltic country, Lithuania, and two Scandinavian countries, Norway and Denmark. To my knowledge it is the first time there has been this sort of cross-investigation of commonalities and differences in school leadership conditions between these countries in the age of globalization. I am sure that many scholars and practitioners can benefit from this book and hereby recommend it. “
—Associate Professor Emeritus Klaus Kasper Kofod, Aarhus University, Denmark
Reviews
“Today’s local educational leadership policies and practice are connected with the historical roots of five small European countries. In the analysis, perspectives from within each country and comparisons are used interestingly. Both levels of analysis bring out new understandings of the relationship between policy and practice and how they have been related to leadership in a historical discourse. In my opinion the different country chapters and the comparisons represent important new knowledge and I recommended the book as reading for school leaders and policy makers in the field of educational leadership.”
—Professor Olof Johansson, Umeå University, Sweden
“The book fills a gap in the research of cross-national research, comparing school leadership issues in two Balkan countries, Croatia and Slovenia, one Baltic country, Lithuania, and two Scandinavian countries, Norway and Denmark. To my knowledge it is the first time there has been this sort of cross-investigation of commonalities and differences in school leadership conditions between these countries in the age of globalization. I am sure that many scholars and practitioners can benefit from this book and hereby recommend it. “
—Associate Professor Emeritus Klaus Kasper Kofod, Aarhus University, Denmark
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Lejf Moos is Professor Emeritus in educational leadership at Aarhus University, Denmark.
Nikša Alfirević is Professor of management and Assistant Professor of sociology at the University of Split, Croatia.
Jurica Pavičić is Professor of marketing at the University of Zagreb, Croatia.
Andrej Koren is Professor of leadership and theories of organisation at the International School for Social and Business Studies, Slovenia.
Ljiljana Najev Čačija is Assistant Professor at the University of Split, Croatia.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Educational Leadership, Improvement and Change
Book Subtitle: Discourse and Systems in Europe
Editors: Lejf Moos, Nikša Alfirević, Jurica Pavičić, Andrej Koren, Ljiljana Najev Čačija
Series Title: Palgrave Studies on Leadership and Learning in Teacher Education
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47020-3
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot Cham
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-47019-7Published: 26 July 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-47022-7Published: 27 July 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-47020-3Published: 25 July 2020
Series ISSN: 2524-7069
Series E-ISSN: 2524-7077
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 188
Number of Illustrations: 13 b/w illustrations
Topics: Administration, Organization and Leadership, Schools and Schooling, International and Comparative Education