Modeling School Leadership across Europe in Search of New Frontiers /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Pashiardis, Petros (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Education.; School management and organization.; School administration.; Administration, Organization and Leadership.; Professional & Vocational Education.

This book deals with effective school leadership and its essential role in improving the efficiency and equity of schooling. It provides school leaders with instruments and processes to examine the big picture of leadership as the key intermediary between the classroom, the individual school and its...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• About the Editor
• About the Contributors
• 1. The Origins of Two Research Projects: LISA and Pro-LEAD
• 2. The Conceptualization and Development of the Pashiardis-Brauckmann Holistic Leadership Framework
• 3. Methodological Approach for the LISA and Pro-LEAD Projects
• 4. The Leadership Styles of the Pashiardis-Brauckmann Holistic Leadership Framework across Europe
• 5. Leadership Styles and School Climate Variables of the Pashiardis-Brauckmann Holistic Leadership Framework: An Intimate Relationship
• 6. An Italian Perspective
• 7. An English Perspective
• 8. Exploring A New Cocktail Mix in Cyprus: School Principals’ Epistemological Beliefs and Leadership Styles
• 9. In Search of the Right Leadership Cocktail Mix: Being Locally Responsive to Global Issues
• APPENDIX 1: School Leadership Questionnaire
• APPENDIX 2 : School Climate Variables Questionnaire
• APPENDIX 3: Epistemological Beliefs Questionnaire
• APPENDIX 4: Think Aloud Scenario.