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Teachers’ and principals’ perceptions of school climate: the role of principals’ leadership style in organizational quality
In this paper, we report on teachers’ and principals’ shared perceptions regarding beliefs, rules, trust, and encouragement of new initiatives....
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Principals’ Preparation and Professional Development in Nordic Countries
Principals in Nordic countries face increasing and changing demands in their work that have transformed the expectations of their knowledge and... -
Principals’ Roles in a Nordic Education Context: Shared Responsibility and Pedagogical Engagement
The purpose of this paper is to examine and discuss the role of Nordic school principals in a cross-national context and to highlight the... -
Principals’ Autonomy in the Nordic Countries: Governing Positions, Responsibilities, and Expectations
Growing political expectations exist for educational leaders in terms of their efforts to enhance students’ outcomes and apply education as a tool in... -
Sweden – Good Will on All Governance Levels Is Not Enough to Create Sustainable Improvement
In Sweden as in the other Nordic countries schools are an important part of how individuals as well as society develops. How schools are led and... -
Educational Policy, Governance, and Leadership
This chapter investigates the educational policy and governance, and also leadership in educational contexts in Finland from the 1950s into today’s... -
The Right to Education in Sweden
The following chapter deals with the right to education in a Swedish context; the system, the rules of law and also touching upon the pedagogical... -
Co-operation of Edu-business and Public Schooling: Is the Governance of Education in Finland Shifting from the Public Sector to Networks?
The number of edu-business actors involved in Finnish schooling is increasing, as is their collaboration with the public sector. This chapter... -
Sense-making of autonomy and control: Comparing school leaders in public and independent schools in a Swedish case
This article analyses how school leaders depict their autonomy and how they make sense of the relationship between autonomy and control. Attention is...
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Local education authority’s quality management within a coupled school system: Strategies, actions, and tensions
International policy trends point to an increased focus on student achievement, teaching quality, and school outcomes. Attention to Swedish students’...
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Leadership Preparation and Development Policies in England, Sweden and Russia: Exploring Policy and Practice
This chapter explores Teacher EducationTeacher education as an ongoing professional trajectory, exploring the implications for both the policyPolicy... -
Understanding Swedish Educational Policy Developments in the Field of Digital Education
This chapter describes and analyzes Swedish educational policy related to technology and digital education over the past decades with a focus on how... -
Aims of Citizenship Education Across Nordic Countries: Comparing School Principals’ Priorities in Citizenship Education 2009–2016
The Nordic welfare state has been associated with certain ideas of citizenship, the highlights of which are equal rights, social mobility, democracy,... -
In Quest of Principalship
The chapter uses a sco** literature review of Finnish school research to make sense of the task and practice of principalship in the Finnish... -
Fragmentation Management from Policy to Practice. Special Educational Needs Teachers (SEN Teachers) in Mainstream Schools in Germany
Inclusive education is one of the most far-reaching reform projects in school policy since decades in Germany. In the perspective of educational... -
What needs to happen for school autonomy to be mobilised to create more equitable public schools and systems of education?
The series of responses in this article were gathered as part of an online mini conference held in September 2021 that sought to explore different...
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What is the problem and how can we solve it? School authorities’ perceptions of the shortage of teachers in Sweden
The lack of fully trained teachers is a national challenge in Sweden despite numerous attempts by authorities to approach the issue from a long-term...
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Principals Decision-Making for Organising the Educational Organisation
Over the past several years, there has been a greater demand for accountability of principals for the education they provide. A call for data-driven... -
The Heart of the Small Finnish Rural School: Supporting Roots and Wings, Solidarity and Autonomy
The aim of this chapter is to explore the cultural, educational, and social environment and characteristics of small rural schools, laying a... -
The Education of Teachers in Sweden: An Endeavour Struggling with Academic Demands and Professional Relevance
This chapter presents the main features of how teachers are educated in Sweden, including current reforms due to teacher shortages and criticism of...