Abstract
The purpose of this chapter is to analyze a re-structuring and re-culturing process in a local school system.
The motive for the change process was to transform the educational leadership through building a new professional organization, in which the principals can act as values-driven principals in support of their staff, in relation to school democracy and social justice and success for all children.
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This chapter is a study in the project “Structure, Culture, Leadership – Prerequisites for Successful Schools?”. The project is situated at the Centre for Principal Development at Umeå University led by Professor Olof Johansson with co-directors Associate Professor Jonas Höög, Umeå University, Professor Leif Lindberg, Växjö University, and Associate Professor Anders Olofsson, Mid Sweden University Campus, Härnösand. The Swedish research council economically supports the project.
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Both authors have been involved in the work of creating, implementing, and running the new organization – one as researcher and adviser and the other as superintendent.
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Zachrisson, E., Johansson, O. (2010). Educational Leadership for Democracy and Social Justice. In: Huber, S. (eds) School Leadership - International Perspectives. Studies in Educational Leadership, vol 10. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3501-1_3
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