The Effect of Political Decentralization on School Leadership in German Vocational Schools

Autor/inn/en	Gessler, Michael; Ashmawy, Iman K.
Titel	The Effect of Political Decentralization on School Leadership in German Vocational Schools
Quelle	In: Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 44 (2016) 2, S.184-204 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1741-1432
DOI	10.1177/1741143214549967
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Vocational Schools; Administrative Organization; Politics of Education; Instructional Leadership; Principals; Administrator Attitudes; Stakeholders; Participative Decision Making; Educational Planning; Educational Objectives; Leadership Styles; Models; Case Studies; Administrator Role; Conferences (Gatherings); Program Implementation; Qualitative Research; Structured Interviews; Germany; West Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Vocational school; Berufsbildende Schule; Berufsschule; Fachschule; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; Instruction; Leadership; Bildung; Erziehung; Führung; Principal; Schulleiter; Bildungsplanung; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Führungsstil; Analogiemodell; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Qualitative Forschung; Deutschland
Abstract	In this explorative qualitative study the effect of political decentralization on vocational school leadership is investigated. Through conducting structural interviews with 15 school principals in the states of Bremen and Lower Saxony in Germany, the study was able to conclude that political decentralization entails the creation of elected bodies through which various stakeholders are involved in the decision-making process, and that schools are able to discretionally plan their own goals and objectives. As a result, it can be seen that school leadership adopts a participatory leadership model. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01