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Gunnulfsen, Ann Elisabeth, Ed.; Ärlestig, Helene, Ed.; Storgaard, Merete, Ed. – Educational Governance Research, 2023
This book discusses principals' prerequisites and work within the five Nordic countries and focuses on schools as formal institutions that carry out functions delegated to them by the social collective. It includes a discussion about what kind of state policy demonstrates autonomy in Nordic schools, as well as the ways in which school leaders as…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Leadership, Principals, State Policy
Antonina Santalova Ed.; Kaire Põder Ed. – Oxford University Press, 2024
Privatization of education has become a prevalent global trend, representing a significant shift from viewing education as a public good to considering it as a private commodity. This transformation is closely tied to the modernization of the state under the principles of neoliberalism. A comprehensive analysis, as presented in this book using…
Descriptors: Privatization, Public Education, Educational Trends, Trend Analysis
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Joseph Zajda, Editor; Pamela Hallam, Editor – Globalisation, Comparative Education and Policy Research, 2024
This book analyses dominant discourses of globalisation and leadership in schools. The chapters in this volume advance further the discussions of the nexus between globalisation and leadership in schools. The politics of education reforms, governance and school leadership in the 21st century reflect a new emerging paradigm of standards-driven and…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Leadership, Educational Change, Governance
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Bleiklie, Ivar, Ed.; Enders, Jürgen, Ed.; Lepori, Benedetto, Ed. – Palgrave Studies in Global Higher Education, 2017
This book asks how modern universities are organized and managed, and questions whether 30 years of university reforms have resulted in stronger managerial structures and leadership control. It further asks whether current organisational and decision-making structures can be explained by public reform policies. The book offers a coherent,…
Descriptors: Universities, Educational Change, College Administration, Decision Making
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Moos, Lejf, Ed.; Alfirevic, Nikša, Ed.; Pavicic, Jurica, Ed.; Koren, Andrej, Ed.; Cacija, Ljiljana Najev, Ed. – Palgrave Studies on Leadership and Learning in Teacher Education, 2020
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…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Educational Change, Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Policy