Article: Leadership for learning and the characteristics of instructional practice in primary school in Slovenia Journal: International Journal of Management in Education (IJMIE) 2020 Vol.14 No.2 pp.212 - 227 Abstract: The paper explores the connection between leadership for learning and the characteristics of instructional practice in primary schools. The introduction presents an overview of research on the characteristics of contemporary instructional practice and leadership for learning. Through a combination of qualitative and quantitative approaches, the study employed the methods of teacher survey, headteacher interviews and classroom observation. Its sample included ten primary schools in Slovenia. The results of the study have revealed a high prevalence of leadership for learning in school management practice. The majority of teachers also take notice of their headteachers' leadership for learning and agree about its importance. Furthermore, the study has shown a high prevalence of the characteristics of contemporary instruction in teaching practice. In our case, however, the high degree of teacher agreement on the importance of leadership for learning and the teachers' confirmation of their headteachers' leadership for learning do not significantly correlate with the existing practice of updating instruction. The causes for this are discussed in the final conclusions. Inderscience Publishers - linking academia, business and industry through research

Title: Leadership for learning and the characteristics of instructional practice in primary school in Slovenia

Authors: Laura Rožman Krivec; Andrej Koren; Milena Ivanuš Grmek; Branka Čagran

Addresses: Faculty of Arts, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia ' International School for Social and Business Studies, Celje, Slovenia ' Faculty of Education, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia ' Faculty of Education, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia

Abstract: The paper explores the connection between leadership for learning and the characteristics of instructional practice in primary schools. The introduction presents an overview of research on the characteristics of contemporary instructional practice and leadership for learning. Through a combination of qualitative and quantitative approaches, the study employed the methods of teacher survey, headteacher interviews and classroom observation. Its sample included ten primary schools in Slovenia. The results of the study have revealed a high prevalence of leadership for learning in school management practice. The majority of teachers also take notice of their headteachers' leadership for learning and agree about its importance. Furthermore, the study has shown a high prevalence of the characteristics of contemporary instruction in teaching practice. In our case, however, the high degree of teacher agreement on the importance of leadership for learning and the teachers' confirmation of their headteachers' leadership for learning do not significantly correlate with the existing practice of updating instruction. The causes for this are discussed in the final conclusions.

Keywords: leadership for learning; contemporary instruction; teachers; headteachers; pupils; primary school.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMIE.2020.105410

International Journal of Management in Education, 2020 Vol.14 No.2, pp.212 - 227

Received: 08 Feb 2019
Accepted: 13 Feb 2019
Published online: 28 Feb 2020 *

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