FROM Finland TO Kyrgyszstan A CHANGING LANDSCAPE

The Programme for International Student Assessment, better known as PISA, shows that a substantial proportion of students in countries belonging to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development now attend schools in which school leaders have high degrees of autonomy in different areas of...

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Published inSchool Administrator Vol. 66; no. 3; p. 26
Main Author Schleicher, Andreas K R
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Arlington American Association of School Administrators 01.03.2009
Subjects
Academic Achievement
Classroom Observation Techniques
Comparative Analysis
Core Curriculum
Course Content
Educational Change
Educational Facilities Improvement
Educational Improvement
Elementary Education
Elementary Schools
Foreign Students
Formative Evaluation
Inservice Education
Instructional Leadership
International Assessment
Labor Force Development
Leaders
Leadership
Leadership Effectiveness
Leadership Role
Observation
Principals
Professional development
Professional Training
School Administration
School principals
Students
Teacher evaluations
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Summary:The Programme for International Student Assessment, better known as PISA, shows that a substantial proportion of students in countries belonging to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development now attend schools in which school leaders have high degrees of autonomy in different areas of decision making. Last but not least, the study revealed that supporting collaborative work cultures is an increasingly important and recognized responsibility of school leaders.\n Last but not least, the study found the capacity of school leaders in strategically shifting financial and human resources is often limited by lack of training and focus in the field.
ISSN:0036-6439