Session Information
26 SES 10 B, Key Challenges In Leaders‘ Training and Development. What Is „Really“ Important? (Part 2)
Symposium continues in 26 SES 09 B
Contribution
This presentation examines challenges in educational leaders’ professional training and development in Finland. The presentation comprises three main scopes on the topic. First, on the basis of four analyses (Alava, 2006; Alava, Halttunen & Risku, 2012; National Board of Education, 2013; Taipale, 2013) a description of the Finnish setting concerning educational leaders’ professional training and development is given. Second, on the basis of a mixed-method study (Tian, forthcoming) on distributed leadership in Finnish schools an examination of various leadership actors and their tasks and relationships is presented. Third, a brief introduction is given on how the Institute of Educational Leadership at the University of Jyväskylä is attempting to meet the needs and demands of the two first scopes and how the approach is seen by the students. The presentation also examines the challenges and key points of these programmes based on the feedback of participants and the experiences of the lecturers and trainers.
References
Alava, J. (2006). Quality is not accidental: A Case of Cumulative Leadership. In M. Pan, Y. Fan & Y. Zhu (Eds.), Key to University Quality Assurance: Faculty/Staff Development in the Global Context (pp. 240-253). Fujian Education Press. Alava, J., Halttunen, L. & Risku, M. (2012). Changing School management. Status review - May 2012. National Board of Education 2012:3. National Board of Education (2013). Rehtorien työnkuvan ja koulutuksen määrittämistä sekä kelpoisuusvaatimusten uudistamista valmistelevan työryhmän raportti. [Report by workgroup preparing definition of principals’ job description and education as well as revision of qualifications]. National Board of Education 2013:16. Taipale, A. (2012). International Survey on Educational Leadership –A survey on school leader’s work and continuing education. Finnish National Board of Education 2012:12. Tian, M. (forthcoming). Does resource and agency matter? Distributed Leadership in Finnish Schools. Manuscript.
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