Principals’ experience of a master’s program in school management and leadership
This paper presents the findings from research aiming at investigating the attitudesand experience of pre- and compulsory school principals of a master’s program inschool management and leadership at the University of Akureyri, and at exploring theimpact they felt the program had on them and their w...
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fticelandunivojs:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/2382 2023-08-20T03:59:14+02:00 Principals’ experience of a master’s program in school management and leadership Reynsla skólastjóra af meistaranámi í stjórnun skólastofnana Baldursdóttir, Anna Þóra Sigurðardóttir, Sigríður Margrét 2016-11-14 application/pdf https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/netla/article/view/2382 isl ice Menntavísindasvið Háskóla Íslands https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/netla/article/view/2382/1267 https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/netla/article/view/2382 Copyright (c) 2016 Netla Netla - english edition; 2016: Netla - Ársrit Netla; 2016: Netla - Ársrit 1670-0244 Master’s program principal principalship leadership professional development Meistaranám skólastjóri skólastjórnun forysta starfsþróun info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2016 fticelandunivojs 2023-08-01T12:29:20Z This paper presents the findings from research aiming at investigating the attitudesand experience of pre- and compulsory school principals of a master’s program inschool management and leadership at the University of Akureyri, and at exploring theimpact they felt the program had on them and their work.The research question was: What was the principals’ attitudes and experience of theprogram and how they thought it influenced their professional development and capacityas principals?Research has demonstrated that the leadership and leadership behaviour of principalsis crucial for sustained school improvement and students’ achievement. Togetherwith an emphasis on school-based management, these findings have increased theresponsibilities of principals and amplified the pressure on them. The findings havealso led to an increased emphasis on principal preparation programs, both in-serviceand for prospective principals, followed by increased research on their success.In Iceland, the first master´s program in educational management and leadership wasestablished in 1997 at the Iceland University of Education. Since 2000 a similar programhas been offered by The University of Akureyri. Even though a substantial num ber of participants have graduated from both these programs, little research exists ontheir impact and usefulness.Data for the study reported in this paper was gathered through semi-structured individualinterviews and document analysis of their theses. The interviews were conductedwith 14 principals in pre- and compulsory schools, who had completed themaster’s program in school management and leadership at The University of Akureyri.During their studies, the participants were either in-post principals, or became principalsduring or shortly after their completion of the program. The interviews wereconducted in September? October 2014 and lasted 60–70 minutes each.The aim of the interviews was to search for key concepts such as self-confidence,self-awareness, vision, leadership and educational change. The main ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Akureyri Akureyri Iceland University of Akureyri University of Iceland: Peer Reviewed Journals Akureyri |
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This paper presents the findings from research aiming at investigating the attitudesand experience of pre- and compulsory school principals of a master’s program inschool management and leadership at the University of Akureyri, and at exploring theimpact they felt the program had on them and their work.The research question was: What was the principals’ attitudes and experience of theprogram and how they thought it influenced their professional development and capacityas principals?Research has demonstrated that the leadership and leadership behaviour of principalsis crucial for sustained school improvement and students’ achievement. Togetherwith an emphasis on school-based management, these findings have increased theresponsibilities of principals and amplified the pressure on them. The findings havealso led to an increased emphasis on principal preparation programs, both in-serviceand for prospective principals, followed by increased research on their success.In Iceland, the first master´s program in educational management and leadership wasestablished in 1997 at the Iceland University of Education. Since 2000 a similar programhas been offered by The University of Akureyri. Even though a substantial num ber of participants have graduated from both these programs, little research exists ontheir impact and usefulness.Data for the study reported in this paper was gathered through semi-structured individualinterviews and document analysis of their theses. The interviews were conductedwith 14 principals in pre- and compulsory schools, who had completed themaster’s program in school management and leadership at The University of Akureyri.During their studies, the participants were either in-post principals, or became principalsduring or shortly after their completion of the program. The interviews wereconducted in September? October 2014 and lasted 60–70 minutes each.The aim of the interviews was to search for key concepts such as self-confidence,self-awareness, vision, leadership and educational change. The main ... |
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Principals’ experience of a master’s program in school management and leadership |
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Principals’ experience of a master’s program in school management and leadership |
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