Samhället är föränderligt och påverkas av globala faktorer. Arbetslivet tvingas till kontinuerlig utveckling och anpassning till rådande omställningar. Företag och organisationer måste ständigt förnyas och utvecklas för fortsatt existens. Två begrepp som används i samband med utveckling och förnyelse i organisationer är kreativitet och innovation. Syftet med den här undersökningen var att beskriva och analysera vilka övergripande faktorer som ledare uppfattar påverka kreativitet och innovation i organisationen. Syftet var även att undersöka hur ledarna uppfattar sambandet mellan kreativitet och hälsa. Fyra ledare på skiljda positioner i två olika organisationer intervjuades. Vid analysen av intervjumaterialet användes en fenomenografisk inspirerad ansats för att identifiera ledares uppfattningar om kreativitet, innovation och hälsa i organisationen. Resultatet åskådliggjorde sammanfattningsvis att både frihet och struktur samt en balans mellan dessa ytterligheter behövs för att skapa kreativitet och innovation i en organisation. Resultatet visade även att ledarskapet och organisationskulturen påverkar balansen. Ett pedagogiskt ledarskap och en öppen organisationskultur ansågs vara särskilt gynnande för balans mellan frihet och struktur. Ett angeläget utvecklingsområde ansågs vara att öka kompetensen kring hur balans mellan frihet och struktur samt hur balans mellan ledarskap och chefskap kan skapas. Ledarna uppgav att det finns ett samband mellan kreativitet och hälsa och att de båda begreppen påverkar varandra i en positiv spiral. Ett hinder i utvecklandet av kreativitet, innovation och hälsa i organisationen uppgavs vara tidsbrist. Att sammanföra kreativitet och hälsa till en gemensam utvecklingsorganisation skulle kunna skapa mer utrymme för detta arbete i organisationer, i enlighet med tidigare forskning inom området. / Society is changing and is influenced by global factors. The work life is forced to continuous development and adaptation to current conversions. Therefore, companies and organizations must constantly be renewed and developed for continued existence. Creativity and innovation are two terms often used in connection with development and renewal in organizations. The purpose of this study was to describe and analyze the overall factors that leaders perceive influence creativity and innovation in the organization. The aim was also to examine how leaders perceive the relationship between creativity and health. Four leaders in different positions from two organizations were interviewed. In the analysis of the interview material, an approach inspired by phenomenography was used to find out the leaders' perceptions of creativity, innovation and health in the organization. The result illustrated that both freedom and structure and a balance between these extremes is needed to create creativity and innovation in the organization. The results also showed that leadership and organizational culture affect balance. A pedagogical leadership and an open organizational culture were seen as particularly favorable for the balance between freedom and structure. One of the most urgent subjects to develop was to improve the competence of how to balance between freedom and structure, and how the balance between management and leadership can be created. The leaders stated that there is a connection between creativity and health, and that those concepts affect each other in a positive spiral. One obstacle in the development of creativity, innovation and health in the organization was reported to be lack of time.  Bringing creativity and health into a single development organization could create more space for this work in organizations, in accordance with previous research in the subject.

In the Church of Sweden, the head of the educational activities is usually not a church, or parish, educator, nor a teacher. One purpose of the 2014 educational reform was to clarify the role and mission of the education officer (församlingspedagog). The roll of the education officer as leader has not been highlighted. The purpose of this present study is to elucidate if some of the education officer’s leadership in the Swedish Church can be called educational leadership and to what extent the school’s definition of educational leadership can be applied in this context. If so, how can educational leadership be understood, conditioned and realized in practice, that is, in the church context. The thesis is based on a qualitative study with interviews of education officers, who are in a leading position of theeducational activities, and their managers. Theoretical starting points have been Ärlestigs and Törnsén’s model for school leaders’ educational leadership. Another starting point is Berg’s model to explore the freedom and limitations of the leadership activities. The education officer’s leadership consists of two parts, one as a manager and one as a leader. The tension between these two is obvious as the role of a manager is clear and the one as leader is unclear. Ärlestigs and Törnsén’s model consists of three parts that together constitute the educational leadership of the leader; to create the conditions for learning and teaching in the role of educational leader, to guide the school’s core processes in the role of educational leader, that is to lead learning and teaching and finally, to link the organization’s results to the daily work of learning and teaching. The result of this study is that the conditions for management are that the educational leader are given the needed conditions to lead and receive support in the work. The conditions for educational leadership are not fully fulfilled, as the leadership role is unclear. There is a need to adjust the terms to better suit the church context. The work and leadership of the education officer needs to be acknowledged, made visible and described in order to be possible to develop.

El presente trabajo hace una revisión de conceptos sobre el género, el juego infantil y el liderazgo del docente, además de su relación en la construcción de género en educación inicial. En este trabajo, destacamos los fundamentos teóricos con relación al género, este es un objeto de estudio que permite comprender cómo se construyen roles de género y desarrollar prácticas educativas que sean equitativas. De igual modo, revisamos investigaciones sobre el juego, ya que numerosas investigaciones mencionan que el valor del juego incide en el desarrollo integral del niño y forma parte de las discusiones actuales en torno a la calidad educativa infantil. Además, el modo como lo conciben en las aulas tiene incidencia en la construcción de género, que muchas veces promueve inequidad entre los niños y las niñas. Su importancia radica en que es una herramienta pedagógica que impulsa la construcción de equidad. Por último, se profundizó en la conceptualización del liderazgo pedagógico, con el fin de identificar la importancia de este concepto en el aprendizaje de los estudiantes y en la mejora educativa. / This paper reviews concepts about gender, child play and teacher leadership, as well as their relationship in the construction of gender in initial education. In this work, we highlight the theoretical foundations in relation to gender, this is an object of study that allows to understand how gender roles are constructed and develop educational practices that are equitable. Similarly, we review research on play, as numerous studies mention that the value of play affects the integral development of the child and is part of current discussions about the quality of education for children. In addition, the way they conceive it in the classroom has an impact on the construction of gender, which often promotes inequality between boys and girls. Its importance lies in the fact that it is a pedagogical tool that promotes the construction of equity. Finally, the conceptualization of pedagogical leadership was deepened to identify the importance of this concept in student learning and educational improvement. / Trabajo de investigación

Considerando que el liderazgo pedagógico es el segundo factor de impacto en el logro de los aprendizajes de los estudiantes, el Perú, desde el año 2014, ha establecido estrategias de empoderamiento orientadas a fortalecer la gestión escolar. Una de las más importantes es la relacionada a la formación de directivos, que busca garantizar competencias clave en quienes ejercen el cargo. La formación ofrecida se realiza en tres etapas. Esta investigación se centra en el análisis de las perspectivas de un grupo de directivos beneficiarios de la inducción virtual de liderazgo pedagógico ofrecido en el 2017 por el Ministerio de Educación en relación al uso y manejo de TICS. / The government of Peru, since 2014, considering that pedagogical leadership is the second impact factor in the achievement of students’ learning, has established strategies to empower schools’ principals. One of the most important strategies is focused on the training of school leaders. The objective of this training is to develop instructional leadership. The aim of this research is to analyze the perceptions of a group of school principals who have been benefited from the virtual induction of pedagogical leadership offered in 2017 by the Ministry of Education regarding the use and management of ICTs. / Trabajo de investigación

The purpose of this thesis is to develop understanding about: in what ways Swedish music artists become leaders for their followers from theories of Educational/Pedagogical Leadership; Music Artists’ perceptions of leadership and influence in a music-artist-follower-context; And the preconditions, opportunities and needs of learning on this topic amongst music artists. The background of this research is the importance of understanding these aspects in a rapidly developing society, where music artists are gaining more prominent roles and influence. Music artists, as a part of the celebrity- and influencer body, are since long recognized to have important influence over many areas of followers’/fans’ lives. Music industry research indicates that due to the digital development, individual music artists are reinforcing and increasing their influence over followers which to some extent are exploited and monetized. Parallell with this, Swedish music artists are considered by practitioners and researchers not to have any obligations, responsibilities nor leadership roles regarding their influence over their followers due to democratic values and artistic freedom. The understanding and theorizing of leadership is developing in new directions. Yet no holistic, interdisciplinary leadership research that analyzes music artists as leaders towards their followers, based on influence has yet been conducted. Therefore the understanding of in what ways music artists can be considered leaders towards their followers, and the content of this leadership is limited. The purpose of this thesis is researched through qualitative, semi-structured group interviews and one individual interview with a total of seven music artists, based on the following research questions: In what ways do music artists in Sweden become leaders for their followers from theories of pedagogical leadership?; What perceptions do music artists have regarding leadership and influence from a music artist- follower-perspective?; What are the conditions, opportunities and needs for music artists to learn about this leadership towards their followers? The theoretical foundations and framework for this research is Methodological Individualism, Parasocial Relations Theory (PSR), Andersson et. al’s theoretical construct of Attributed, Informal Leadership and a theoretical framework constructed by different aspects within research of pedagogiskt ledarskap (Educational/Pedagogical Leadership). The inherent components in this framework are Practical Responsibilities; Leading in Fostering; Leading Through Relationships; Ethics and Morale; Leading Learning, Knowledge and Instruction; Personality and Characteristics; Collegial Learning and Learning Organization. Analysis and conclusion shows that music artists become leaders towards followers in many regards: They have practical responsibilities generating a leadership position towards followers, effecting leadership outwork and development; Lead by being role models, reproducing values, norms and characteristics; Influence and create exchange with followers through actual and perceived relationships; Practice ethical and moral aspects towards followers; Create conditions for- and lead processes of learning, knowledge- and meaning creation in followers; Shape artistry and practice influence from personality and characteristics; Practice collegial and organizational learning. Degree, effectiveness, practice, characteristics, perceptions and opinions of these leadership aspects vary greatly between artists and category. Swedish music artists perceive leadership and influence towards followers as role-model-ship, inspiration and encouragement, practical responsibility, authenticity and interaction. Regarding influence they show many nuances and variety in perceptions. Informants suggests that music artists don’t have leadership responsibilities towards society, but conclude that music artists possess undefined societal roles with potential significant societal influence. Music artists participate in learning initiatives but workload, isolation and financial aspects hinders learning. Forums for dialogue and reflection are missing.

Uppsatsen bygger på en kvalitativ studie genomförd med fokusgruppsintervjuer och klassrumsobservationer för att undersöka hur högstadieelever formulerar feedback på det pedagogiska ledarskapet i undervisning. Studiens utgångspunkt är socialkonstruktionistisk och undersöker elever och lärares konstruerande av det pedagogiska ledarskapet och feedback, med fokus på dialogen, utifrån ett aktör-och strukturperspektiv. Studien har en delvis kritisk analys då den beaktar maktperspektivet i skolkontexten. Syftet med studien är att synliggöra högstadieelevers formulering av feedback på det pedagogiska ledarskapet, samt hur i anspråkstagande av elever kan utgöra incitament för subjektifiering i skolkontexten. Resultatet av studien visar att högstadieelever på de undersökta skolorna både reflekterar över det pedagogiska ledarskapet och formulerar feedback i syfte att medverka i utveckling av detsamma. En slutsats som studien kommer fram till är att möjligheten för elever att medverka i det pedagogiska ledarskapet till stor del är beroende av lärares och övrig skollednings strategier och attityd gentemot elevers uttryck för feedback. / The essay is based on a qualitative study conducted with focus group interviews and classroom observations to examine how junior high school students formulate feedback on pedagogical leadership in teaching. The study is based on social constructionist principles and examines the construction of pedagogical leadership and feedback by students and teachers, with a focus on dialogue, from an actor-structure perspective. The study has a partially critical analysis as it considers the power perspective in the school context. The purpose of the study is to make visible junior high school students formulation of feedback on pedagogical leadership, as well as how students involvement can serve as an incentive for subjectification in the school context. The results of the study show that junior high school students in the surveyed schools both reflect on pedagogical leadership and formulate feedback with the aim of contributing to its development. One conclusion the study arrives at is that the possibility for students to participate in pedagogical leadership is largely dependent on teachers and other school leaders strategies and attitudes towards students expression of feedback. / <p>PE207G. Exainationsdatum: 2023-06-08.</p>

Syftet med denna komparativa, enkätbaserade studie var att synliggöra eventuella skillnader i uppfattningen om processen för bedömning av lärares prestationer hos skolledare i några skolor i Sverige och på några internationella skolor. I litteratur-genomgången gick jag igenom ett antal faktorer alt. delmoment som skulle kunna stödja en systematisk utvärderingsprocess och jag placerade in lärarutvärdering som ett led i skolutvecklingsarbete, ett led i den enskilde lärarens professionsutveckling och ett verktyg som stöd för att individuell lönesättning (på de skolor där lön/anställnings-kontrakt kopplas till prestation). Sex olika förutsättningar för utvärdering av lärare presenterades, vilka kopplades till ett systematiskt arbete med lärarutvärdering på skolor. Utifrån dessa ställde jag upp två utgångspunkter, vilka jag avsåg att utvärdera genom denna enkätundersökning: att skolenheter som har en tydlig vision/mission/värdegrund har en mer strukturerad process för bedömning av lärares individuella prestationer och att skolledarna på de internationella skolorna som deltar i undersökningen genomför en mer systematisk utvärdering av lärarnas arbete. Enkäten skickades ut till 94 skolledare genom ett bekvämlighetsurval, med en svarsfrekvens på 38 (40 %). Resultaten visar att den första utgångspunkten inte kunde styrkas genom resultaten men däremot visar det sig att de deltagande skolledarna på de internationella skolorna arbetar något mer systematiskt med lärarutvärdering. Några av de områden där de skiljer sig från de svenska skolledarna i sina svar och som är potentiella utvecklingsområden i det pedagogiska skolledarskapet är utbildning i ämnet, processinriktad utvärdering och tid ägnad åt detta, frekvensen i användandet av observationer/lektionsbesök i utvärderingsprocessen, en tydlig struktur för utvärderingsarbetet och systematik för dokumentation om lärarnas arbete. Utifrån resultaten ser jag en risk att skolledare saknar ett systematiskt och strategiskt förhållningssätt och kunskap om lärarutvärderingar både vad gäller varför, vad, hur och när de ska göras. Kanske gör de bedömningar av lärares individuella prestationer mest på en höft, går på känslan, saknar underlag, utgår från personliga relationer och fattar ad hoc beslut. Vad detta innebär för skolutvecklingsprocessen måste utredas vidare. / The purpose of this comparative, online survey was to bring forth any differences in the perception of the process around teacher performance evaluation among school leaders of a few public schools in Sweden and of a few international schools. In the literature review a number of factors and modules were presented that could support a good systematic evaluation process and I positioned teacher assessment within the frame of school development, within the frame of individual teacher professional development and as a tool to support individual salary systems (at schools were salary and/or contracts are connected to performance). Six main presumptions were put forward concerning teacher assessment, which were connected to a systematic approach to teacher evaluations.  Based on these, two main assumptions were made and aimed to be evaluated through the survey; that schools with a clear vision/mission/value statement have a more structured process for individual teacher assessment and that the participating international school leaders have a more systematic evaluation process for teacher assessment. The survey was sent out to 94 school leaders chosen through a convenience sample, with a response rate of 38 (40 %). The results from this study do not support the first assumption but do show that the school leaders at the represented international schools have a somewhat more systematic work process for teacher assessment. Some of the areas were differences are present and that can be considered potential development areas within the pedagogic leadership are: education about teacher assessment, a process orientated assessment system and time spent on this process, the frequency in usage of lesson observations during the assessment process, a clear structure for the assessment process and the use of a systematic method to document collected data. Based on the results I see a risk that school leaders lack a systematic and strategic approach and knowledge about teacher assessment both considering the why, the what, the how and the when it should be conducted. Maybe they judge teachers’ individual achievements based on coincidence, feeling, limited information, and personal relationship and/or make ad hoc decisions. How this effects school development needs to be researched further.

The aim of the study is to generate knowledge about principals´ pedagogical leadership practice. Furthermore, the study aims at generate knowledge of what is happening in a joint action research practice when principals explore a pedagogical leadership. In the study the theory of practice architectures interacts with the choice of methodological orientation and is used to analyse the results. The study is embedded in the Nordic action research tradition. Partnership between universities and practitioners is seen as an important arena for professional development. The results are of importance to the principals who daily work to improve their schools. The students' learning and development appear to be an important and almost obvious component of the principal´s pedagogical leadership practice.   The principal's pedagogical leadership is defined as an indirect leadership in which the principal focuses on arranging the conditions for the teachers so that they are given the opportunity to improve their teaching. A pedagogical leader is not just talking about changes, he/she also calls for concrete actions in the school's internal work. The principals´ pedagogical leadership can be described as orchestrating the surrounding arrangement in such a way that they enable a learning and collaborative practice at the school. Part of this orchestration is about supporting forms of cooperation so that good norms and a development-promoting culture are established. The study shows how trustworthy relationships in the groups were absolutely necessary for the participants to be able to change their understanding of the pedagogical leadership. The changes in the joint action research practice have been described as three stages: the establishment stage, the testing stage and the critical stage, where the names of the stages characterize what happened in the groups during different periods of time in the change process. A critical and emancipatory approach was developed in the process. / Rektors pedagogiska ledarskap är ett ledarskap som ofta beskrivs som något positivt och nödvändigt men också som otydligt och svårgripbart. Denna studie är tänkt som ett bidrag till utbildningsvetenskaplig forskning med särskilt fokus på rektorers pedagogiska ledarskap, rektorers professionsutveckling och skolförbättring. Avhandlingen är en aktionsforskningsstudie som bygger på samarbete, delaktighet, engagemang och partnerskap mellan forskare och rektorer. Den handlar om att förstå och förbättra en praktik men också om att skaffa sig kunskap om hur en sådan förbättring går till och vad som händer under arbetets gång. Aktionsforskning möjliggör ett vetenskapligt kunskapande samtidigt som en praktik förbättras. Studiens resultat visar att rektors pedagogiska ledarskap handlar om att orkestrera skolans omgivande arrangemang så att de möjliggör en lärande och professionell praktik samt bidrar till en god förbättringskapacitet på skolan. Det handlar om att skapa rutiner för vilka som ska mötas och tala med varandra, hur ofta de ska mötas, vad de ska tala om och på vilket sätt det ska ske. En pedagogisk ledare nöjer sig inte med att tala om förändringar utan genomför och även uppmanar till konkreta aktioner i en skolas inre arbete. Rektors pedagogiska ledarskap har en tydlig viljeinriktning mot elevernas lärande och studien visar att det är ett ledarskap som stärks när fler delar på ansvaret.

The aim of this thesis is to explore methods for assessing peer victimization and pedagogical leadership in school. The thesis includes four studies. Study I and II are based on web-based questionnaires among 2, 568 students in grades 7, 8 and 9. Study III is based on a questionnaire (n=128) and four focus group interviews (n=21) among students in grades 7 and 9. Study IV is based on a web-based questionnaire including 344 teachers. The results from Study I showed that among students who experienced peer victimization 13% were captured by a bullying measure, 44% by a measure of repeated peer aggression, and 43% by both measures, i.e. the two measures captured partly different pupils. Study II showed that the two measures captured the same proportion of adolescents with psychosomatic problems and showed no significant differences in mean values on the Psychosomatic Problems (PSP) scale. In Study III it was shown that besides the traditional criteria the adolescents definition of bullying also included a criterion based on the health consequences of bullying. That is, a single but hurtful or harmful incident could also be considered bullying irrespective of whether the traditional criteria were fulfilled or not. The Rasch analysis in Study IV indicated two sub dimensions of the Pedagogical and Social Climate (PESOC-PLP) scale; direct pedagogical leadership and indirect pedagogical leadership. Satisfying psychometric properties indicated that the PESOC-PLP scale could be used to measure pedagogical leadership of the principal. This thesis highlights problems with how bullying and school leadership is currently defined and measured. By strengthening the understanding of measurement methods of peer victimization and school leadership the aim is that the results from this thesis will contribute in providing a safe and positive school experience for children and adolescence and that it can be used as a valuable tool to combat peer victimization. / Baksidestext: The negative consequences of peer victimization on children and adolescents such as worsening academic achievement and mental ill health are major public health concerns which have been subjected to extensive research. However, there are long-standing concerns how to define, measure, and estimate prevalence rates of peer victimization and successful school leadership. The aim of this thesis is to study methods for assessing peer victimization and pedagogical leadership in school. The results show that excluding other forms of peer victimization than bullying have serious implications for the identification of victims and may underestimate the full impact of peer victimization on children. Further, the validation of the Pedagogical and Social Climate (PESOC-PLP) scale is a step towards ensuring valid assessments of pedagogical school leadership. By strengthening the understanding of measurement methods of peer victimization and school leadership the aim is that the results from this thesis will contribute in providing a safe and positive school experience for children and adolescence and that it can be used as a valuable tool to combat peer victimization.

Förskolepersonalens lednings- och ansvarsroller har förtydligats i samband med nya statliga riktlinjer och en ny läroplan, reviderad (2018) då förskolepersonal med olika befattningar visat svårigheter att uppfylla förskolans läroplan, mål och uppdrag. Tolkningen av det nya uppdraget varierar från förskola till förskola. Därför är det viktigt att undersöka hur förskolepersonalen uppfattar de förändringar som skett sedan förskolans läroplan (2018) blev det nuvarande styrdokumentet. Ett ämne som är både relevant och viktigt att undersöka. Studien bygger på tre frågeställningar. Hur rektorer, förskollärare och dagbarnvårdare uppfattar sitt uppdrag i relation till förskolans förändrade uppdrag i läroplanen. Den andra frågan problematiserar vilka förändringar i fråga om ledning och ansvarsfördelning av verksamheten uppfattas av rektorer, förskollärare och dagbarnvårdare som skett i förskolans praktik. Den sista frågan utgår från hur rektorer, förskollärare och dagbarnvårdare uppfattar fördelningen av undervisningsansvaret och hur förändringar har påverkat hur personalen tolkar förskolans processkvalitet och undervisning i praktiken. Utgångspunkten för studien är systemteori, som tittar på helheten, relationer, sammanhang och mönster. Ledarskap ur ett systemteoretiskt perspektiv undersöker motsättningar mellan teori och praktik, mellan vad som sägs och görs. Studien genomfördes med kvalitativ ansats och genom semistrukturerade intervjuer med förskolepersonal inom ett urval av förskolor. Den första frågan i resultatet utgår från förskolepersonalens tolkning av uppdraget kopplat till "tydligt uppdrag", "undervisning" och "ansvarsroller". "Uppdraget" uppfattas tydligt. "Undervisning" och "ansvarsroller" tolkas olika av förskolepersonal men förskollärares ansvar har förtydligats. Arbetslagets ansvar anses nu utföras tillsammans och dagbarnvårdarens titel ska skrivas ut i förskolans läroplan. Den andra frågan utgår från ledarskap och ansvarsroller i praktiken och förknippas med temat "ledarskap", "ansvarsroller" och "jämställdhet". Ledarskapet beskrivs som komplext och anpassat utifrån behov och situationer. Det tredje numret utgår från processkvalitet och undervisning med temat "gemenskap" och "jämlik samverkan". Tre olika perspektiv på ledarskap synliggörs mellan yrkeskategorierna. Resultatet av studien och analysen diskuteras utifrån tidigare forskning om hur förskolepersonal tolkar uppdraget, hur ledar- och ansvarsroller utövas i praktiken samt undervisnings- och processkvalitet. I studien illustrerar slutsatsen hur ledarskap, ansvarsroller, processkvalitet och undervisning tolkas och tillämpas i förskolan, och det bidrar till kunskap om hur kvalitet och måluppfyllelse mot uppdraget utförs i förskolans praktik. Sökord: pedagogiskt ledarskap, ledarskap, ledning, kvalitet i förskola, förskola, ansvarsfulla roller i förskola, lärande, förskollärare, processkvalitet i förskola, utbildning och kompetens, läroplan, förskoleplan / The preschool staff's management and responsibility roles have been clarified in connection with new state guidelines and a new curriculum, revised (2018) as preschool staff with different positions have shown difficulties in fulfilling the preschool curriculum, goals and assignments. The interpretation of the new assignment varies from preschool to preschool. Therefore, it is important to examine how the preschool staff perceives the changes that have taken place since the preschool curriculum (2018) became the current governing document. A topic that is both relevant and important to investigate. The study is based on three issues. How principals, preschool teachers and childminders perceive their assignment in relation to the preschool's changed assignment in the curriculum. The second question problematizes what changes in terms of management and division of responsibilities of the activities are perceived by principals, preschool teachers and childminders that have taken place in preschool practice. The last question is based on how principals, preschool teachers and childminders perceive the distribution of teaching responsibilities and how changes have affected how staff interpret the preschool's process quality and teaching in practice. The starting point for the study is systems theory, which looks at the whole, relationships, context and patterns. Leadership from a systems theory perspective examines contradictions between theory and practice, between what is said and done. The study was conducted with a qualitative approach and through semi-structured interviews with preschool staff within a selection of preschools. The first issue in the result is based on the preschool staff’s interpretation of the assignment associated with “clear assignment”, “teaching” and “responsibility roles”. The “assignment” is clearly perceived.“Teaching” and “responsibility roles” are interpreted differently by preschool staff but preschool teacher’s responsibilities have been clarified. The responsibility of the work team is now considered to be carried out together and the childminders title should be written out in the preschool curriculum. The second issue is based on leadership and roles of responsibility in practice and is associated with the theme “leadership”,“roles of responsibility” and “equality”. Leadership is described as complex and adapted based on needs and situations. The third issue is based on process quality and teaching with the theme “community” and“equal collaboration”. Three different perspectives on management are made visible between professional categories. The results of the study and analysis are discussed based on previous research on how preschool staff interpret the assignment, how leadership and responsibility roles are exercised in practice, as well as teaching and process quality. In the study conclusion illustrates how leadership, responsibility roles, process quality and teaching are interpreted and applied in preschool, and it contributes to knowledge about how quality and goal fulfillment towards the assignment is performed in preschool practice.