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

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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)

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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.

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  • Honingh Marlies & Urbanovič Jolanta, 2013. "School Autonomy and Leadership in Lithuania: Can School Leaders Help Schools to Take a Step forward ?," NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy, Sciendo, vol. 6(1), pages 61-78, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:njopap:v:6:y:2013:i:1:p:61-78:n:3
    DOI: 10.2478/nispa-2013-0003
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