A master thesis from Aalborg University
Folkeskoleledere anno 2014: Et kvalitativt psykologisk studie af den organisatoriske forandring folkeskolen gennemgår med indføringen af den nye skolereform
Forfatter(e)
Semester
4. semester
Uddannelse
Udgivelsesår
2014
Afleveret
2014-05-28
Antal sider
68 pages
Abstract
This master thesis evolves around the new school reform in the Danish public school system, which will be implemented in August 2014. The school leaders are considered to play a key role in the introduction of these radical changes. The aim is to gain insights, about which kind of leadership the new reform is expecting school leaders to conduct. The focus is on the changing role of school leaders, which this reform brings forth, which has lead to the following research question: What kind of school leader is demanded in the introduction of the new school reform? The research question is investigated through an empirical study of the new school reform and interviews of two principals, which were asked about their experiences of the changing leadership role in the new school reform. Through a Template Analysis five main themes appear, which uncover what the new school reform requires of the school leaders in the future. These five themes are: Firstly, it is argued that the school leaders are expected to become more resultsoriented and focused on achieving the concrete goals, which are presented very explicit in the new school reform. Secondly, it is explain how the school leader focuses on creating a common understanding of the intentions in the reform. Thirdly, leaders experience an ambivalent freedom due to the fact that the leaders on one side obtain an expanded management control and on the other side experience an extended control management about the intentions of the school reform, which challenging the leadership role. Fourthly, it is considered that school leaders of the public schools will become more similar with leaders in private companies. This assumption is explained with the fact that school leaders experience an increased degree of decentralized power, which results in less involvement of the employees in decision-makings. Finally, it is argued how school leaders is being challenged in finding out what is important to focus on because of the many more and different choices the leaders have to deal with. The study concludes that the new school reform brings with it opportunities and limitations for the public leaders, which affects their management capacity.
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