..., they generate excitement about teaching and learning. Dean Fink can be contacted at: deanfink@cogeco.ca © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Democracy Networking Distributive control Finland England United States of America In the face of mounting evidence that top‐down, micro...

...” through fostering “the essential characteristics of effective leadership and teaching to support a culture of learning and innovation and one that preserves social cohesion and democracy.” In order to contrast these national developments with what has been happening within the states, the article now...

... on democratic purposes of schooling and non‐existent practices of democracy in the administration of schools, to situations where democratic purposes of schooling are contained within state and federal policies, but for a variety of reasons, they are not carried out very clearly in practice, nor...

... Group Publishing Limited 2004 Leadership Democracy Learning Communication Schools Compulsory elementary schools in Sweden were introduced in 1842. Today's nine‐year compulsory comprehensive schools came into being in 1962. At the same time, Sweden acquired its first modern curriculum...

...Robert J. Starratt This paper summarizes and compares the perspectives of the prior essays in this issue. Goes on to argue that education for democracy requires dialogical, authentic learning rather than the commodification of uniform, standardized knowledge and its acquisition touted by those...

... are dealt with in this paper. More specifically, there is a description of the major restructuring initiatives towards school empowerment and democracy introduced in the Cyprus education system. Further, an attempt is made in order to show how these changes have affected (or not) the education system...

... and professional development programs in the authors department, Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis at the University of Wisconsin‐Madison, created spaces for professional learning and community building anchored in democratic principles. Democracy Leadership Program testing Professional education...

... a climate of trust (Hoy et al., 1996; Hoffman et al., 1994; Tarter etal., 1989, 1995). Healthy interpersonal relationships have been related to decision participation in schools (Sabo et al., 1996). © MCB UP Limited 2001 Trust Decisionmaking Democracy...

... principal. Researchers then reviewed transcriptions for accuracy. Management Leadership Democracy Decision making Organizational restructuring The overriding ethical considerations that principals must address involve how to fulfill their responsibility for moving schools forward without...

... democracy and secularization, as well as more immediate practical challenges. © MCB UP Limited 1993 Democracy Educational administration Demographics India Training Towards 2000 and Beyond: Preparation of Educational Managers in India C.L. Sapra Future Managers in India 51 Tasks facing...