This book analyses selected critical concepts of policy and practice in educational leadership in five European countries. The editors and contributors cover Croatia, Slovenia, Lithuania, Denmark and Norway, spanning a wide geographical region as well as diverse historical and political contexts. The analyses primarily consider the issues of convergence and divergence in local educational leadership policies and practice that are developing and emerging from traditional structures and discourses under global, trans-national and regional influences. Focusing on both the macro and micro levels, this book examines a range of topics including international benchmarking, inclusive education practices and digital transformation. It will be of interest and value to scholars of educational leadership in Europe, particularly within smaller countries.

Autorentext

Lejf Moos is Professor Emeritus in educational leadership at Aarhus University, Denmark.

Nika Alfirevi is Professor of management and Assistant Professor of sociology at the University of Split, Croatia.

Jurica Pavii is Professor of marketing at the University of Zagreb, Croatia.

Andrej Koren is Professor of leadership and theories of organisation at the International School for Social and Business Studies, Slovenia.

Ljiljana Najev aija is Assistant Professor at the University of Split, Croatia.

Inhalt
1. Introduction to Discourse and Systems of Educational Leadership in Europe, Lejf MoosPart I: Country Reports2. Leading Educational Institutions in Croatia: Stuck Between Ambition and Bureaucracy?, Nika Alfirevi, Maja Mihaljevi Kosor, Lena Maleevic Perovic3. Global Education Trends and the National Leadership Context: The Case of Slovenia, Andrej Koren and Mateja Brejc4. Three Decades of Lithuanian Education: Self-Identity, Achievements, and Challenges, Rasa Nedzinskaite-Maciuniene, Agne Brandisauskiene, and Inga Minelgaite5. Denmark Report: Educational Leadership Between Two Discourses, Lejf Moos6. Country Report: NorwaySchool Leadership Conceptions Bowing to Global Isomorphism, Jan Merok PaulsenPart II:Thematic Chapters7. The Role of International Benchmarking in the Convergence/Divergence of European Education, Maja Mihaljevic Kosor, Jurica Pavicic, and Nika Alfirevic8. The Challenge of Digital Transformation in European Education Systems, Nina Begicevic Rede p, Marina Klacmer Calopa, and Katarina Tomicic Pupek9.The Role of E-Learning and Information Culture in Educational Institutions in Transforming European Education, Sirje Virkus, Valentina Kirinic, and Nina Begicevic Rede p10. Towards an Identification of Critical Success Factors for European Inclusive Education, Ljiljana Najev Cacija, Nika Alfirevic, and Sanja Juric11. Discourses of School Leadership Traveling Across North European School Systems, Jan Merok Paulsen and Lejf Moos12. Discussion: The Space for Manoeuvre Between Autonomy and Autocracy, Lejf Moos.