This study examined the self-perceived leadership orientations of headmasters of independent schools. This research expanded the current body of work that supports Bolman and Deal's (2003) multi-frame explanation that leaders use different orientations (frames) to understand their roles, clarify organizational situations, and make decisions. Using the four-frame model (structural, human resource, political, and symbolic) by Bolman and Deal, this study sought to identify common leadership orientations employed by headmasters of Independent Schools Association of the Southwest (ISAS), Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS), and the Association of Independent Schools of Greater Washington (AISGW) member Schools. The study also identified how many frames headmasters use and to what extent the self-perceived orientations relate to the headmasters' self-perceived overall effectiveness as managers and leaders. The Leadership Orientations (Self) survey developed by Bolman and Deal (1990) was revised, validated, and reliability was established before being sent to 272 headmasters of member schools of ISAS, SAIS, and AISGW. Data were collected from 94 respondents. The ISAS, SAIS, and AISGW are non-profit, voluntary membership organizations of independent schools located mostly in the southeastern and southwestern United States, as well as the greater Washington, DC metro area. The ISAS, SAIS, and AISGW are also members of good standing of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) Commission on Accreditation. An analysis of the data revealed, through descriptive statistics, that all four frames are used by the headmasters and most headmasters report using more than one frame. Data analysis suggests that specific relationships exist between the headmasters' self-reported frame use and their perceived effectiveness as managers and as leaders. In addition, differences were observed between frame usage and teacher certification and frame usage and years of administrative experience.

This thesis analyses the impact of a headmaster upon a non-government school during the first years of his leadership. Theories of organizational change and leadership behaviour provide the theoretical framework for this investigation. The changes that were sought at Marist College, Pearce, have their origin in 1983 with the appointment of the fourth headmaster of that College. Prior to this time Marist College had developed a reputation for conservatism and strong leadership. The College had grown since its foundation into a comparatively large institution, both in terms of physical size, personnel and student enrolment. The new headmaster saw the need to review the goals of the College with the aim to better the pastoral care of the large student body. The result of this evaluation was the identification of a series of changes that would open the College to new approaches involving structural changes, devolution of authority and personalization of the College. The study identifies and documents the ideals hoped to be achieved by the headmaster. What were seen as ideals were not in ail cases practical. The difficulties and problems faced by him in the implementation of these changes are also examined. Headmasters' terms of office are limited resulting in new headmasters being appointed regularly. Each brings to that office his own style and ideals. The difficulties faced in the types of change analysed in this study may be common to organizations experiencing a change in leadership style.

Among the circumstances that have an impact on the lifelong growth, career development and professional prestige of headmasters is their continuous education and specialized studies. This thesis deals with regulations concerning headmaster performance and further education details, and analyses key statistics as well as provides information on the bulk of previous research related to the subject. The theoretical part also treats the development of a headmasters' professional career and motivation for self-study, and touches upon the new upcoming career system. The empirical section includes a data-based research which assesses the experiences of headmasters at the beginning of their headmaster careers. It also includes their views on personal motivation, time in office and career system, and also types and forms of preferred study and education programs. The analyses outline relations between the length of experience, a degree of education and a motivation for further studies. The attention is also paid to the acquired experience and willingness of headmasters to become actively involved in the future mentoring especially of their junior colleagues. The conclusions bring some information and recommendations in connection with periodical evaluations of headmasters in terms of their time in office.

Η ερευνητική υπόθεση αυτής της διατριβής ήταν ότι οι διευθυντές των Σχολείων Δεύτερης Ευκαιρίας (ΣΔΕ), αντλώντας από πόρους και κανόνες των ΣΔΕ, με τις πρακτικές τους αναπαράγουν τις βασικές αρχές και χαρακτηριστικά των ΣΔΕ (σύμφωνα με την Υπουργική Απόφαση 2373/2003). Ως ερευνητική μέθοδος χρησιμοποιήθηκε η εστιασμένη συνέντευξη σε επιλεγμένο δείγμα 31 διευθυντών, ενώ παράλληλα λήφθηκαν συνεντεύξεις και από 7 στελέχη του φορέα υλοποίησης του Προγράμματος των ΣΔΕ. Η ερευνητική τεχνική ήταν η ανάλυση περιεχομένου των δεδομένων, τα οποία ερμηνεύτηκαν με τη θεωρία της δομοποίησης. Στα συμπεράσματα, σε μεγάλο βαθμό επιβεβαιώνεται η ερευνητική υπόθεση. Επιπλέον, αναδεικνύονται και άλλα σημαντικά ζητήματα εκπαιδευτικής πολιτικής: παράγοντες που επιτρέπουν αυτήν την αναπαραγωγή, κίνδυνοι και απειλές, ευκαιρίες, καθώς και παράγοντες βιωσιμότητας των ΣΔΕ. / The research hypothesis of this thesis was that the headmasters of Second Chance Schools (SCS), drawing upon resources and rules of SCS, reproduce, through their practices, the main principles and characteristics of SCS (according to Ministerial Resolution 2373/2003). The research method of focused interview was employed in a selected sample of 31 headmasters, and additionally 7 members of the SCS Implementation Institution executive stuff were interviewed. The research technique was content analysis of the research data, which were interpreted by the structuration theory. The conclusions confirm, to a great extent, the research hypothesis and, additionally, bring out other significant educational policy issues: factors that enable this reproduction, dangers and threats, opportunities, as well as factors for SCS’ sustainability.

My diploma thesis is focused on the evaluation of headmasters by their school founders. It deals mainly with identifying the ways of evaluation, defining evaluation criteria and the overall approach to the assessment of the quality of headmasters' work. The aim is to create for a school founder an overview of the most commonly used forms of evaluation of headmasters. My work seeks to identify and compare different approaches to evaluation of headmasters by different school founders in the Prague region. My goal is to map and compare which criteria are considered to be crucial in evaluation of headmasters. Firstly, I would like to determine whether school founders have determined criteria for assessment of headmasters; secondly whether these criteria are familiar to headmasters, or whether they are possibly published. Next, I would like to present the schedule in which evaluation of headmasters is carried out and which forms of assessment are considered as motivational. The theoretical part of the work is focused on defining and describing basic concepts which are directly related to the issue regarding evaluation of headmasters. This part of the work is dedicated to theoretical pieces of knowledge concerning methods and possibilities of evaluation, its types, forms and tools. Furthermore, it...

The aim of this thesis is to answer the following question: "Are school headmasters in different European countries comparable?" The author deals with the subject of further training of school headmasteres in the Czech Republic, the Federal Republic of Germany (Bavaria and North Rhine - Westphalia) and Scotland. With the help of selected research methods which were a questionnaire and interviews with headmasters he is trying to report on the opportunities of their further training in selected countries. The author finds out that further training of headmasters focuses primarily on managerial and vocational training. The necessity of further qualification of executives arises from the fact that nowadays headmasters have to meet a wide range of requirements in terms of their competence which they receive through good specialised training. The information obtained can serve as a model or methodological recommendation as in each country the managerial training follows different qualifying models. KEYWORDS: lifelong training, further training of teachers, further training of headmasters, headmaster competence, competence profile, qualifying model

Orientador: Paschoal Quaglio / Banca: Yoshie Ussami Ferrari Leite / Banca: José Cerchi Fusari / Banca: Graziela Zambão Abdian Maia / Banca: Hélia Sônia Raphael / Resumo: Esta pesquisa apresenta uma análise da concepção de gestão escolar presente nos documentos oficiais e nos programas de formação continuada para os gestores escolares nas últimas décadas (1990-2009). Para tanto buscou reconstruir a função do diretor de escola a partir da produção bibliográfica editada pelos órgãos oficiais do Estado de São Paulo e do Governo Federal, bem como analisar a legislação cujo conteúdo aborda os mecanismos de regulação da gestão e da organização escolar. Os documentos selecionados foram fundamentais nessa pesquisa para análise das reformas e dos elementos nela contidos que incidiram diretamente na gestão da educação e da escola. Os objetivos estabelecidos apontaram para uma opção teóricometodológica fundamentada na análise de conteúdo, tendo como referência os estudos de Bardin (2007), e na análise crítica do discurso, fundamentada Faircloug (2001) e Resende e Ramalho (2006). Uma série de indagações permeou o seu desenrolar, dentre as quais: Qual a influência do contexto social e político na definição das políticas públicas em educação? Em quais paradigmas os documentos oficiais produzidos se pautam? Qual concepção de diretor de escola e de gestão escolar esses documentos apresentam? Qual o perfil de diretor está se delineando na década atual, a partir dos programas de formação continuada? Ficou evidenciado que a gestão escolar e a formação continuada dos diretores de escola ocupam lugar de destaque nas atuais políticas públicas e se encontram presentes nas várias proposições como elementos centrais para a concretização da reforma da educação. Nesse processo identificou-se o caráter conservativo das propostas governamentais, que embora apresentadas como democráticas, no tom da linguagem emerge o contraditório, expressando o padrão prescritivo e normativo... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: This research presents an analysis of the conception of school management present on the official documents and on the continuing formation programs for school headmasters on the last decades. (1990-2009). Therefore it aimed to reconstruct the role of the school headmaster based on the bibliography published by official bodies of the State of Sao Paulo and the Federal Government, as well as to analyze the legislation which contents broaches the regulation mechanisms of educational management and organization. The selected documents were essential in this research for the analysis of the reforms and the components contained in them that fall directly upon the education and the school managements. The goals established for this study led to a theoretical-methodological option based upon the content analysis, having as references the studies of Bardin (2007), and upon the critical discourse analysis of Faircloug (2001), Magalhaes (2001) and Resende & Ramalho (2006). During the progress of this research, a series of inquiries came out, which can be summarized as follows: What is the influence of the social and politic contexts on the definition of the public policies on Education? Which paradigms are the official documents ruled by? What is the conception of school headmaster and school management that these documents introduce? What is the profile of the headmasters that have been designed in this decade from the continuing formation programs? It became clear that the school management and the continuing formation of school headmasters are prominently placed in the actual public policies and are present on several propositions as central components towards the accomplishment of the educational reform. On this course, the conservative character of the government proposals has been identified. Despite the democratic aspirations,... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Doutor

From Chapter 1: At the 1956 Conference of Headmasters and Headmistresses of Private Schools of South Africa a motion was introduced proposing that the term 'private school' in the title of the Conference should be replaced by that of 'independent school'. The motion was defeated on the grounds that such an alteration would be 'difficult and misleading', (HMC, 1956(1)). This might well have been the case, but the proposer of this motion was no doubt aware that the term 'private school' was equally difficult and misleading.The first problem with the term 'private school' is historical. South Africa was in the British sphere of influence for more than a century and a half and consequently education in South Africa in general and 'private' education in particular has owed a great deal to that influence.

The aim of this work is to answer the following question: ‚Is it possible to compare qualification training and forms of further training of headmasters in different countries?' The author of this thesis deals with headmaster training in the Czech Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany (Bavaria and North Rhine-Westphalia). He obtained information about education systems and education opportunities in these countries through selected research methods which were a questionnaire and interviews with school headmasters. The need for proper managerial qualification of headmasters necessary for them to meet requirements for discharge of the function is proved by the fact that today headmasters have to cope with demands made on their competency readiness which they can receive through good specialized training. The information obtained can be used as a pattern or methodical recommendations because in every country the managerial education follows different qualifying models. KEYWORDS: lifelong training, further training of teachers, professional career, further training of headmasters, headmaster competence, competence profile, qualifying model

Thesis on topic " The changes in management education in the Czech Republic at the turn of the entury through the eyes of the school directors at that time" captures the abolition of central control of education in the Czech Republic from 1999 to 2004 and describes the transition to the new decentralized management system. This is a qualitative analysis, propped on interviews with experienced directors of elementary and secondary schools. In observed period, these executives both personally and professionally experienced the effects of legislative changes in education. During the research, narrative interviews were used, analysis was based on grounded theory. Causal conditions, the phenomenon of interference sectoral management, intervening conditions (risk of anomie, the politicization of education, expertise versus bureaucracy in education management, education and support of school principals) and their effects on the central category were researched. During the research, the central category became school autonomy, and it's range, including the dynamics of change in the observed period, were researched. Thesis contains a description of the researched variables and evaluation of their relations with emphasis on relations to the dominant category. The result is a hypothesis (theory) anchored in...