There is a growing body of action research on school improvement and development. Many
of these studies have found the use of critical friendship valuable in relation to teachers' or …

Purpose Using a large-scale school improvement program in Sweden as a case, this article
aims to explore the state governance of a large-scale school improvement program in …

This article explores Swedish principals' emotional identity by employing an analysis
instrument built up of three dimensions identified in the study by Crow, Day, and Møller …

In Sweden, the local schoolboard has the ultimate responsibility for school quality and
student knowledge development, and is held responsible if the expected outcomes are not …

For what purpose? Swedish superintendents' perspectives of professional development for
principals | Emerald Insight Books and journals Case studies Expert Briefings Open Access …

Social, political and technological developments bring about change in the global society.
However, it is often argued that education does not develop as rapidly and in line with these …

The aim of this article is to develop and validate an analysis instrument of principal'identity in
the Swedish context. A point of departure is taken in the work of Crow, Day, and Møller …

In this study, governing as re-contextualization of values in Swedish educational policy has
been described and analyzed. Two levels have been central to the study: the national level …

This paper analyses productive patterns through which school superintendents and
subordinated principals collaborate at the local levels of implementation in the Nordic …

The position of school superintendent, established in 1958, was abolished in 1991 as a law
regulated position. The equivalent tasks of a superintendent were there after carried out by a …