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Elementary School Principals' Work from the Ecological Systems Perspective: Evidence from Finland
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Mailis Elomaa; Sirpa Eskelä-Haapanen; Eija Pakarinen; Leena Halttunen; Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2024
The present study aimed to investigate elementary school principals' work from the ecological systems perspective and which elements of their work are experienced as demands or resources. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 22 principals. Qualitative content analysis was used to analyse the data. The results show that the way principals…
Descriptors: Principals, Elementary Schools, Foreign Countries, Ecology
Selection Process of School Principals in Turkey and Some Other Countries: A Comparative Study
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Akbasli, Sait; Sahin, Mehmet; Gül, Burak – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2017
The purpose of this study is to analyze the process of school principal selection and appointment in Turkey and some other developed countries in a comparative way. The specific purpose is to make suggestions in order to improve the school principal selection process in Turkey by comparatively analyzing school principal selection process in Turkey…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Comparative Analysis, Principals
The Heart of Great Teaching: Pearson Global Survey of Educator Effectiveness
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McKnight, Katherine; Graybeal, John; Yarbro, Jessica; Graybeal, Lacey – Pearson Education, Inc., 2016
To contribute to the global discussion about what makes an effective teacher, Pearson surveyed students ages 15-19, teachers, principals, education researchers, education policymakers, and parents of school-aged children in 23 countries (Canada, U.S., Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Finland, Germany, Poland, England, Morocco, Egypt, South Africa,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Effectiveness, Student Surveys, Adolescents
Citizenship Education in Europe
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De Coster, Isabelle; Borodankova, Olga; De Almeida Coutinho, Ana Sofia; Paolini, Giulia – Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, European Commission, 2012
This publication aims to capture how policies and measures relating to citizenship education have evolved over recent years in European countries. It focuses on the following areas which are integral to the provision of citizenship education: (1) Curriculum aims, approaches and organisation; (2) Student and parent participation in school…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Citizenship Education, National Curriculum, Teaching Methods
The School Staff's Perception of Their Ability to Teach Special Educational Needs Pupils in Inclusive Settings in Finland
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Paju, Birgit; Räty, Lauri; Pirttimaa, Raija; Kontu, Elina – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2016
Recent studies have suggested that the professional training received by general educators does not adequately prepare them to properly implement inclusion-based practices. The idea of inclusion in practice has not significantly changed the situation of teaching pupils with special educational needs (SENs) in mainstream classes. This study's…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Needs
The Provincial Folk School in Finland. Indiana University Monograph Series in Adult Education, No. 3.
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Leskinen, Heikki – 1968
Purpose, teaching program, teachers and principals, students, and school-state relations are various aspects of Finnish provincial folk high schools treated in this document which covers three major periods of development: 1889-1916; 1917-1939; 1946-1966. The schools focused on economics, vocation, retraining, patriotism, social preparedness,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Educational Objectives, Financial Support