The idea of school leaders working beyond their school context is nothing new. In many countries, leading within and beyond schools is central to system change and renewal (Chapman Citation2019). The core idea is that considerable value is added to the system when experienced and effective leaders move beyond their immediate role to build relationships and…

Self-fulfillment, though widely studied in workplace contexts, is underexplored in educational leadership, despite its unique challenges and moral dimensions. This study investigates how elementary school principals perceive the enablers, constraints, and outcomes of self-fulfillment in their roles. 

This study examines how school leaders’ transformational leadership practices influence teachers’ adoption of a learning management system (LMS), focusing on sense-making as a mediator. Based on a nationwide survey of 962 teachers, our analysis shows that school leaders’ transformational leadership practices significantly enhance teachers’ use of the LMS and foster greater sense-making of the tool. 

Syftet med denna artikel är att diskutera hur den statliga interventionen Samverkan för bästa skola (SBS) styr rektorer i svensk grundskola. SBS är ett regeringsuppdrag till Skolverket som pågått sedan 2015 och vänder sig till skolor med låga resultat, vilka inte på egen hand förväntas kunna vända denna trend. Artikeln bygger på intervjuer med rektorer…

Elever som får utvisningsbeslut. Föräldrar som har drogproblem. Lärare som blir utsatta för hot. Som rektor behöver du hantera många olika känsloladdade situationer i ditt arbete. Nu ska ett forskarlag vid Göteborgs universitet studera rektorers känslomässiga arbete, eller emotionsarbete, i hopp om att få fler att stanna i yrket.

 Vad gör redan skolledare och vad vill de göra för ett få ett mer hållbart ledarskap? De frågorna söker forskarna Ulf Leo och Roger Persson svar på i sitt projekt ”Skolledarnas arbetsmiljö del 2”. "Jag tror absolut att det finns hopp för en bättre situation", säger Ulf Leo.

Det kommer att krävas stora insatser av skolledare när det nya betygssystemet ska införas. Det konstaterar Helena Reierstam, universitetslektor vid Stockholms universitet som forskar inom kunskapsbedömning.

There is increasing interest in research-based education in the Western World as it is assumed to strengthen school improvement capacity. Previous research shows that school principals play a pivotal role in realising such vision. The aim of this article is to explore the influence of principals on research-based education in their local municipal adult education…

Att öka kunskapen om rektorers emotionsarbete kan få fler att stanna och trivas i yrket. Det är utgångspunkten för ett nytt, fyraårigt forskningsprojekt.

The contribution of this paper lies in addressing the urgent need for sustainable and culturally embedded school improvement frameworks that are aligned with global educational trends, local challenges, and organizational culture. This need is particularly relevant in contexts such as Estonia, where high levels of school autonomy coexist with external expectations.

The link between entrepreneurship and school leadership is increasingly recognized as essential for effective school improvement. Entrepreneurship involves creative and innovative value creation, while school leadership focuses on influencing teachers and stakeholders to establish an effective learning environment benefiting students, teachers, parents, and society. This scoping review maps existing literature on this link, identifies relevant…

Distributed leadership is currently the most studied leadership model in education. This study posits that there is not a single best model or blueprint for distributed leadership, but that schools should foster manifestations of distributed leadership to support professional development and school improvement.