School Leadership - International Perspectives
School Leadership - International Perspectives
Publisher: Springer | ISBN: 9048135001 | edition 2010 | PDF | 337 pages | 11,7 mb
Publisher: Springer | ISBN: 9048135001 | edition 2010 | PDF | 337 pages | 11,7 mb
The pivotal role of the school leader as a factor in effective schools has been corroborated by findings of school effectiveness research over the last decades. School improvement researchers have also demonstrated increasing recognition of the importance of school leaders for all stages of the school improvement process. The school leader is most often cited as the key figure in the individual school's development, either blocking or promoting change, acting as the internal change agent, overseeing the processes of growth and renewal. In view of these ever-increasing responsibilities of school leaders for ensuring and enhancing the quality of schools, school leadership has recently become one of the central concerns of educational policy makers. Moreover, in most countries, the tasks and structures of schools and of the education system are changing. These change processes strongly influence the leadership of schools.