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• Στραβάκου, Πέλα

This article presents the findings of a limited-scope research regarding the role of the School Head in the smooth and effective operation of the School unit, using Content analysis as a research method. The model of educational leadership that emerges a most wanted model, to assure that school-based management is conducted effectively, encompasses creativity, wisdom, intelligence and other specific characteristics as a synthesis. The article opens with a general discussion of issues in these characteristics of the School Heads' profile. Findings of this recently completed study emphasize shared leadership, conceptions of power as an enabling source of energy within the school, the emphasis of a common vision and dialogue within each school unit, the link with the community and the need to educate future leaders and leadership researchers in a variety of perspectives.

• Educational sciences

• Εκπαίδευση

διευθυντής σχολικής μονάδας, αποτελεσματική σχολική μονάδα, ηγεσία, στελέχη εκπαίδευσης, βελτίωση του σχολείου, ανάλυση περιεχομένου (ποσοτική και ποιοτική)

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