International Journal of Educational Management: Volume 28 Issue 7

Heroic leadership in Australia, Sweden, and the United States

Lawrie Drysdale, Jeffrey Bennett, Elizabeth T. Murakami, Olof Johansson, David Gurr

The purpose of this paper is to draw from data collected as part of the International Successful School Principalship Project (ISSPP) and present cases of democratic and heroic…

Leadership for school success: lessons from effective principals

Encarnacion Garza, Jr, Lawrie Drysdale, David Gurr, Stephen Jacobson, Betty Merchant

The purpose of this paper is to examine four case studies from the International Successful School Principalship Project to explore and highlight how the role of the principal is…

Superintendent leadership under shifting governance regimes

Jan Merok Paulsen, Olof Johansson, Lejf Moos, Elisabet Nihlfors, Mika Risku

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the superintendent position, its relation to the local political system and the function as superior of principals in the school district…

Autonomous leadership and a centralised school system: An odd couple? Empirical insights from Cyprus

Stefan Brauckmann, Alexandra Schwarz

Although policy makers strengthen the necessity of “deregulation”, discussions about deregulation vs regulation in Europe still seem to be characterized by a lack of…

School boards and superintendents doing local curriculum work : Conflict or successful cooperation?

Pia Skott

The paper is about a specific part of the Swedish governing system: the municipality, which has the responsibility of implementing national school goals. The starting point is an…

Classroom observations and supervision – essential dimensions of pedagogical leadership

Helene Ärlestig, Monika Törnsen

The main task of every school is to contribute to student learning and achievement. In the twenty-first century, national and international evaluations and comparisons have…

Educational Leadership – to champion improvement for all students

Dr Helene Ärlestig