Educational leadership in the Republic of Croatia
Authors
Kovač, VesnaStaničić, Stjepan
Contributors
Ševkušić, Slavica
Malinić, Dušica

Teodorović, Jelena
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The overview of leadership in education in Croatia is grounded on the analysis
of its development level, insights into existing research and state of affairs, and
indications of possible activities in this field of expertise. The analysis has proved
the intensive field development: numerous studies have been conducted, a number
of conceptual and operational documents have been created, and an expert framework
for introducing positive changes into the field of expertise has been ensured.
Except for the early 90s, education policy has been more declarative than really
supporting change. Experts and professional associations of principals expect faster
alignment with the solutions of other European countries. They emphasize the need
for institutional education of principals prior to assuming the role, the definition of
the competency standard, clear and measurable criteria for the principal’s election,
greater security for those who have proved to be great school leaders, and a... more
appropriate system of professional development of leaders of educational institutions.
An insight into studies confirms the existence of the continuous interest of
researchers and contributes to the knowledge related to school leadership, principals’
competencies, professional development, school leadership models, and other
related phenomena. In the foreseeable future, legal measures for the occupational
and qualification standards of principals, the standardization of competencies and
principals’ licensing, and the introduction of compulsory education for the future
leaders of educational institutions are expected.
Keywords:
educational leadership / principals of educational institutions / of principals / professionalization of leadership in educational institutionsSource:
Leadership in education : Initiatives and trends in selected European countries, 2019, 61-80Publisher:
- Belgrade : Institute for Educational Research
- Jagodina : Faculty of Education, University of Kragujevac
- Szeged : Hungarian-Netherlands School of Educational Management, University of Szeged
Funding / projects:
- uniri-drustv-18-96
Note:
- Collection name: “PEDAGOGICAL THEORY AND PRACTICE” 49
- This work has been supported in part by the University of Rijeka under the project number (uniri-drustv-18-96).
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IPITY - CHAP AU - Kovač, Vesna AU - Staničić, Stjepan PY - 2019 UR - http://ipir.ipisr.org.rs/handle/123456789/675 AB - The overview of leadership in education in Croatia is grounded on the analysis of its development level, insights into existing research and state of affairs, and indications of possible activities in this field of expertise. The analysis has proved the intensive field development: numerous studies have been conducted, a number of conceptual and operational documents have been created, and an expert framework for introducing positive changes into the field of expertise has been ensured. Except for the early 90s, education policy has been more declarative than really supporting change. Experts and professional associations of principals expect faster alignment with the solutions of other European countries. They emphasize the need for institutional education of principals prior to assuming the role, the definition of the competency standard, clear and measurable criteria for the principal’s election, greater security for those who have proved to be great school leaders, and a more appropriate system of professional development of leaders of educational institutions. An insight into studies confirms the existence of the continuous interest of researchers and contributes to the knowledge related to school leadership, principals’ competencies, professional development, school leadership models, and other related phenomena. In the foreseeable future, legal measures for the occupational and qualification standards of principals, the standardization of competencies and principals’ licensing, and the introduction of compulsory education for the future leaders of educational institutions are expected. PB - Belgrade : Institute for Educational Research PB - Jagodina : Faculty of Education, University of Kragujevac PB - Szeged : Hungarian-Netherlands School of Educational Management, University of Szeged T2 - Leadership in education : Initiatives and trends in selected European countries T1 - Educational leadership in the Republic of Croatia EP - 80 SP - 61 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ipir_675 ER -
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Kovač, V.,& Staničić, S.. (2019). Educational leadership in the Republic of Croatia. in Leadership in education : Initiatives and trends in selected European countries Belgrade : Institute for Educational Research., 61-80. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ipir_675
Kovač V, Staničić S. Educational leadership in the Republic of Croatia. in Leadership in education : Initiatives and trends in selected European countries. 2019;:61-80. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ipir_675 .
Kovač, Vesna, Staničić, Stjepan, "Educational leadership in the Republic of Croatia" in Leadership in education : Initiatives and trends in selected European countries (2019):61-80, https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ipir_675 .