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For What Purpose? Swedish Superintendents' Perspectives of Professional Development for Principals
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Liljenberg, Mette; Ärlestig, Helene; Nordholm, Daniel – Journal of Educational Administration, 2023
Purpose: The purpose of this article is to expand knowledge on Swedish principals' professional development (PD) from the perspectives of superintendents. In particular, the article analyzes how superintendents understand and organize PD for principals. Design/methodology/approach: Empirical data are derived from a strategic sample of ten (n = 10)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Superintendents, Administrator Attitudes, Professional Development
Changing Services to Children with Disabilities and Their Families through In-Service Training--Is the Organisation Affected?
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Karlsson, M.; Bjorck-AKesson, E.; Granlund, M. – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2008
Professional development in family-centred services was given to professionals supporting children with disabilities and their families with the purpose to influence ways to perform working tasks. Is it possible to change ways of working through in-service training? In order to find answers to that question perceptions of in-service training at…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Longitudinal Studies, Interviews, Questionnaires
Integrating Training in Family-Centered Practices in Context: Implications for Implementing Change Activities.
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Granlund, Mats; Bjorck-Akesson, Eva – Infants and Young Children, 2000
This article discusses in-service training of Swedish professionals in family-centered intervention for families with children with disabilities. The training, which has been implemented on an interdisciplinary team basis in the context of ordinary habilitation services, is described as one of several options for fostering improvement within an…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Children, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education