School Autonomy and Leadership in Lithuania: Can School Leaders Help Schools to Take a Step forward ?

Honingh Marlies and Urbanovič Jolanta
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Honingh Marlies: Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science & Public Administration, Nijmegen School of Management, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Urbanovič Jolanta: Associate Professor, Department of Public Administration, Mykolas Romeris University, Vilnius, Lithuania

NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy, 2013, vol. 6, issue 1, 61-78

Abstract: In the literature, the school leader (head of school) is considered a key figure in strengthening school autonomy and stimulating the further development of the school organization. To improve the functioning of school leaders a centralized assessment of all candidates who want to become school leaders was introduced in Lithuania in 2011. The findings of a qualitative study into the first experiences with the assessment provide a deeper understanding of current school leadership problems in Lithuania. A comparison of these findings with the literature on school leadership and the assumptions underlying the recently changed school-leader appointment procedure reveal the lack of a clear vision on school leadership. Some general management competences - such as managing and motivating people, making decisions and strategic thinking - are underdeveloped.

Keywords: school autonomy; school leader; assessments (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.2478/nispa-2013-0003

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