...Emilia Stavrou; Antonios Kafa Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate school principals' leadership styles in Cyprus in relation to students' support for special education needs within the context of inclusive education. Design/methodology/approach The original type of evidence...

... thoroughly. The purpose of this paper is to explore this relation and to propose an effective school autonomy model for Cyprus, a small European country with a highly centralized educational system. The suggested model indicates which decisions (related to various administrative, financial, academic...

... system of Cyprus could be characterized as a “centralized” system and hence represented a suitable field of study. Using a factor model followed by a cluster analysis the paper explores the school leaders’ profiles of operative and perceived autonomy in different fields of governance issues and identify...

...Petros Pashiardis; Petros Pashiardis; Antonios Kafa; Christiana Marmara Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide an insight into successful secondary school principals in Cyprus, focusing on identifying their actions and behaviours through the adoption of a systemic view of the quality...

... evaluation measures. Design/methodology/approach The clash of these forms of evaluation is at the core of the paper, dealing in particular with the changing evaluation systems in the Cypriot education system. Therefore, the case study approach is utilised here. More specifically, the case of Cyprus...

... be taken into account in future reform programs of Cyprus. Research limitations/implications This study was limited in the fact that the methodology used was only quantitative and therefore, triangulation of results through other methodologies was not possible. Practical implications...

...Marios Stylianides; Petros Pashiardis Purpose The purpose of this research is to investigate the future of education (pre‐primary, primary and secondary education) in Cyprus until the year 2020. Design/methodology/approach A three‐round Delphi forecasting technique is used in order to make...

.... Design/methodology/approach National education systems and principals' selection and training were analysed and compared using documents, focus groups, principals' interviews and an international seminar. Findings The most centralised systems of Greece and Cyprus had less principal preparation...

... and Science Study (TIMSS) data were collected from 1,026 eighth‐grade students in secondary schools on the island of Cyprus. The a priori proposed model concerning school culture and student achievement was tested using structural equation modeling techniques. Findings The proposed model was determined...

... Education College. Based on interviews and focus groups a proposed model for managing change in educational institutions undergoing this transition is offered. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Change Agents Private sector Higher education Cyprus United Kingdom The current structure of higher...

...Andreas Tsiakkiros; Petros Pashiardis Aims to examine whether strategic planning can be effectively implemented in the Cyprus educational system. Initially discusses the strategic planning process and what it is all about. Then examines the main elements of the process: strategic analysis...

... different views when compared with less experienced teachers in two parameters of the questionnaire (organizational structure and students). This study was addressed to all principals and teachers that were employed by the Ministry of Education of Cyprus in public schools, both elementary and secondary...

.... As indicated in the results, teachers have a positive attitude towards their principals in general, but there are some areas where principals need to improve, such as, personnel management and professional growth and development. Furthermore, the bureaucratic and highly centralized structure of the Cyprus...

...Andreas C. Soteriou; Elena Karahanna; Constantinos Papanastasiou; Manolis S. Diakourakis This study utilizes the methodology of data envelopment analysis (DEA) to assess the efficiency of secondary schools in Cyprus. Apart from evaluating the relative efficiency of schools, the study provides...