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Paulsen, Jan Merok; Hjertø, Kjell Brynjulf – International Journal of Educational Management, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate how school principals' leadership competence is enhanced by participation in municipal school district leader teams in the Norwegian context. Design/methodology/approach: The study investigated a field sample of 854 school principals working in 252 municipal school leader teams. Hypotheses were…
Descriptors: Principals, Faculty Development, Educational Environment, Predictor Variables
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Garvik, Margit; Idsoe, Thormod; Bru, Edvin – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2014
There seems to be limited work addressing how depression is linked to elements of student functioning in the school setting other than academic achievement. This study investigated possible correlates of depressive symptoms with school engagement and disengagement. We examined four specific school variables (school motivation, intentions to quit,…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Learner Engagement
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Bekkhus, Mona; Rutter, Michael; Barker, Edward D.; Borge, Anne I. H. – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2011
Children growing up in disharmonious families with anxious/depressed mothers are at risk for emotional and behavioral difficulties, however whether these associations reflect postnatal environment, prenatal exposure, or an overall liability is still unclear. This study used prospectively collected data from 24,259 participants of the Norwegian…
Descriptors: Aggression, Mothers, Structural Equation Models, Pregnancy