School Effectiveness and Educational Management: Towards a South-Eastern Europe Research and Public Policy Agenda

166 Pages·2016·2.86 MB·English

by  Nikša Alfirević

SCHOOL EFFECTIVENESS
AND EDUCATIONAL
MANAGEMENT
Towards a South-Eastern
Europe Research and
Public Policy Agenda
Edited by
Nikša Alfi rević
Josip Burušić
Jurica Pavičić and
Renata Relja
School Effectiveness and Educational Management

Nikša A lfi rević • Josip B urušić • Jurica P avičić • R enata Relja
Editors
School Effectiveness
and Educational
Management
Towards a South-Eastern Europe Research and
Public Policy Agenda
Editors
Nikša Alfi rević Josip Burušić
University of Split Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar
Faculty of Economics Zagreb, Croatia
Split, Croatia
Renata Relja
Jurica Pavičić University of Split
University of Zagreb Faculty of Humanities & Social
Faculty of Economics and Business Sciences
Zagreb, Croatia Split, Croatia
ISBN 978-3-319-29879-5 ISBN 978-3-319-29880-1 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-29880-1
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ONTENTS
1 School Effectiveness and Educational
Management: Editorial 1
Nikša Alfi rević, Josip Burušić, Jurica Pavičić,
Renata Relja
2 School Effectiveness: An Overview of Conceptual,
Methodological and Empirical Foundations 5
Josip Burušić, Toni Babarović, Marija Šakić Velić
3 School Principals, Environments and Stakeholders:
The Blessings and Heresies of Market Organization 27
Jurica Pavičić, Nikša Alfi rević, Goran Vlašić,
Zoran Krupka, Božena Krce Miočić
4 Schools, Local Communities and Communication:
Above and Beyond the Stakeholders 49
Sanja Stanić, Darko Hren, Ivanka Buzov
5 Managing the School: Principals as Managers 67
Dijana Vican, Nikša Alfi rević, Renata Relja
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6 Principals’ Educational Leadership 87
Dijana Vican, Renata Relja, Toni Popović
7 School Governance Models and School Boards:
Educational and Administrative Aspects 107
Ina Reić Ercegovac, Morana Koludrović, Andreja Bubić
8 The Democratic Context of School Governance:
External and Internal Stakeholders’ Perspectives 125
Marita Brčić Kuljiš, Anita Lunić
9 School Effectiveness and Educational Management:
Toward a New Research and Public-Policy Agenda 145
Nikša Alfi rević, Josip Burušić, Jurica Pavičić,
Renata Relja
Contributors Bios 151
Index 157
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ONTRIBUTORS
Nikša   Alfi rević U niversity of Split , Split, Croatia
Toni   Babarović I nstitute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar , Zagreb, Croatia
Josip   Burušić I nstitute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar , Zagreb, Croatia
Ivanka   Buzov U niversity of Split , Split, Croatia
Ina   Reić   Ercegovac U niversity of Split , Split, Croatia
Darko   Hren U niversity of Split , Split, Croatia
Morana   Koludrović U niversity of Split , Split, Croatia
Zoran   Krupka U niversity of Zagreb , Zagreb, Croatia
Marita  B rčić   Kuljiš U niversity of Split , Split, Croatia
Anita   Lunić U niversity of Split , Split, Croatia
Bozena   Krce   Miočić U niversity of Zadar , Zadar , Croatia
Jurica   Pavičić U niversity of Zagreb , Zagreb, Croatia
Toni   Popović U niversity of Split , Split, Croatia
Renata   Relja U niversity of Split , Split, Croatia
Sanja   Stanić U niversity of Split , Split, Croatia
Marija   Šakić   Velić I nstitute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar, Zagreb, Croatia
Dijana   Vican U niversity of Zadar , Zadar , Croatia
Goran   Vlašić U niversity of Zagreb , Zagreb, Croatia
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IST OF IGURES
Fig. 3.1 Market orientation implementation process 36
Fig. 9.1 Research model (adapted from Creemers &
Kyriakides, 2008) 148
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