A Decade of Research on School Principals
Cases from 24 Countries
Editors: Ärlestig, Helene, Day, Christopher, Johansson, Olof (Eds.)
Free Preview- Gathers contemporary research on school leadership from 24 countries in one volume
- Provides many examples of school leadership roles, practices and education
- Discusses educational policies and practices
- Contains original research reports
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This book provides a unique map of the focus and directions of contemporary research on school leadership since 2000 in 24 countries. Each of these directions has its own particular cultural, educational and policy history. Taken together, the various chapters in the volume provide a rich and varied mosaic of what is currently known and what is yet to be discovered about the roles and practices of principals, and their contributions to the improvement of teaching and the learning and achievement of students. The particular foci and methodological emphases of the research reported illustrate the different phases in the development of educational policies and provision in each country. This collection is an important addition to existing international research that has shown beyond any reasonable doubt that the influence of school principals is second only to that of teachers in their capacity to impact students’ progress and achievement and to promote equity and social justice.
- Table of contents (25 chapters)
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International School Principal Research
Pages 1-9
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Denmark: Danish School Leadership Between Welfare and Competition
Pages 13-38
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Iceland: Research on Principals in Iceland
Pages 39-60
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Finland: Finnish Principal
Pages 61-75
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Norway: Researching Norwegian Principals
Pages 77-101
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Table of contents (25 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- A Decade of Research on School Principals
- Book Subtitle
- Cases from 24 Countries
- Editors
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- Helene Ärlestig
- Christopher Day
- Olof Johansson
- Series Title
- Studies in Educational Leadership
- Series Volume
- 21
- Copyright
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer International Publishing Switzerland
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-23027-6
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-23027-6
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-23026-9
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-34926-8
- Series ISSN
- 1572-3909
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XX, 543
- Topics