School Effectiveness and Educational Management

Towards a South-Eastern Europe Research and Public Policy Agenda
Herausgegeben:Alfirevic, Niksa; Burusic, Josip; Pavicic, Jurica; Relja, Renata

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Produktbeschreibung

This book analyzes educational management in the context of developing effective schools in South-Eastern European countries and situates the discussion within ongoing education debates in EU countries. The book revolves around the specific role and practices of school principals, who are positioned as a nexus of educational management in each school. Presenting innovative research in the field of educational management and effectiveness this volume will be invaluable for a range of education specialists.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Springer International Publishing / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-3-319-29879-5
• 1st ed. 2016
• Seitenzahl: 172
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 153mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 320g
• ISBN-13: 9783319298795
• ISBN-10: 3319298798
• Artikelnr.: 44432403

Autorenporträt

Nika Alfirevi¿ is Professor of Management and Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Split, Croatia. His research interests include public, non-profit and educational management and leadership. Josip Burui¿ is Head of School Effectiveness Research Unit at the Croatian Centre of Scientific Excellence in School Effectiveness and Management Research. He is also Professor in Psychology at the University of Zagreb and Zagreb School of Economics and Management, Croatia.  Jurica Pavi¿i¿ is Professor of Marketing at the University of Zagreb, Croatia. His research interests include public and nonprofit marketing, management and social changes. Renata Relja is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Croatia. Her research interests include sociology of work and organization, ethnography and sociology of youth.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1. School Effectiveness and Educational Management: Editorial; Niksa Alfirevic, Josip Burusic, Jurica Pavicic, Renata Relja.- Chapter 2. School Effectiveness: An Overview of Conceptual, Methodological and Empirical Foundations; Josip Burusic, Toni Babarovic, Sakic Velic Marija.- Chapter 3. School Principals, Environments and Stakeholders: the Blessings and Heresies of Market Organization; Jurica Pavicic, Niksa Alfirevic, Goran Vlasic, Zoran Krupka, Bozena Krce Miocic.- Chapter 4. Schools, Local Communities and Communication: Above and Beyond the Stakeholders; Sanja Stanic, Darko Hren, Ivanka Buzov.- Chapter 5. Managing the School: Principals as Managers; Dijana Vican, Niksa Alfirevic, Renata Relja.- Chapter 6. Principal's Educational Leadership; Dijana Vican, Renata Relja, Toni Popovic.- Chapter 7. School Governance Models and School Boards: Educational and Administrative Aspects; Ina Reic Ercegovac, Morana Koludrovic, Andreja Bubic.- Chapter 8. The Democratic Context of School Governance: External and Internal Stakeholders' Perspectives; Marita Brcic Kuljis, Anita Lunic.- Chapter 9. School Effectiveness and Educational Management: Toward a New Research and Public Policy Agenda; Niksa Alfirevic, Josip Burusic, Jurica Pavicic, Renata Relja.