Chapter
SUPERINTENDENT AS COMMUNICATOR
SUPERINTENDENT CHARACTERIZATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS
CHALLENGES FACED BY SUPERINTENDENTS IN THE U.S.A.
Chapter 3 MEDIATING TENSIONS BETWEEN STATE CONTROL, LOCAL AUTONOMY AND PROFESSIONAL TRUST: NORWEGIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT LEADERSHIP IN PRACTICE
KEY CHARACTERISTICS OF SCHOOL GOVERNING IN NORWAY
NEW MODES OF SCHOOL GOVERNING
THE SUPERINTENDENT IN THE GOVERNANCE SYSTEM – AN EDUCATOR
RANKED EXPECTATIONS IMPOSED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD
A LOOSELY AND TIGHTLY COUPLED GOVERNANCE CHAIN
MEDIATION AS AN IMPORTANT LEADERSHIP FUNCTION
SUPERINTENDENTS IN THECROSSFIRE
THE BLUEPRINT ASSUMPTION: ABSENCE OF POLICY FORMATION IN NORWEGIAN MUNICIPALITIES
MEDIATION: SUPERINTENDENTS’ LEADERSHIP FUNCTION
THE NORWEGIAN SUPERINTENDENT: MEDIATION ANCHORED IN PROFESSIONAL DEMANDS
APPENDIX 1. SUPERINTENDENTS’ RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR SCHOOL PRINCIPALS: RANKED TASKS
Chapter 4 PEDAGOGICAL SUPERVISION AND SUPERINTENDENTS IN POLAND: ON THE WAY TO THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION
SUPERVISION AND SUPERINTENDENTS
MAIN REFORMS OF THE PEDAGOGICAL SUPERVISION SYSTEM -SUPERINTENDENTS AND THEIR ROLE
QUALITY ASSURANCE AND PEDAGOGICAL SUPERVISION
LEGAL COMPLIANCE AUDITING AND SUPPORT
STATE AUDIT OF THE FUNCTIONING OF PEDAGOGICAL SUPERVISION
Chapter 5 THE ELUSIVE CHARACTER OF THE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT ROLE: THE ISRAELI CASE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
LANDMARKS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
THE STRUCTURE OF THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
SUPERINTENDENTS IN THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
MOVING TOWARDS DECENTRALIZATION
THE ROLE OF COMPREHENSIVE SUPERINTENDENTS IN SBM SCHOOLS
BALANCING TRUST AND REGULATION
Chapter 6 THE NEW EXECUTIVES IN A LANDSCAPE OF CHANGE: THE EMERGING REALITY OF PLURAL CONTROLLED SCHOOLING IN ENGLAND
EMERGING EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP STRUCTURES AND ROLES IN THE MIDDLE TIER
CHALLENGING ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT LEADERSHIP
Chapter 7 DANISH SUPERINTENDENTS IN A COMPLEX WORLD
THE DANISH EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
DECENTRALIZATION OF THE EDUCATIONAL GOVERNANCE SYSTEM
SUPERINTENDENTS IN THE NEW REALM OF EDUCATIONAL GOVERNANCE
Chapter 8 LOOKING FOR SUPERINTENDENTS IN AUSTRALIA: THE CASES OF VICTORIA AND WESTERN AUSTRALIA
THE CASE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Chapter 9 MAPPING THE TERRAIN OF SUPERINTENDENCY IN TURKEY: STRUCTURAL, INSTITUTIONAL AND NORMATIVE FEATURES
TURKISH EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
OVERALL STRUCTURE OF THE SYSTEM
THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE MINISTRY
INSPECTION OF EDUCATION IN TURKEY
NATIONAL EDUCATION INSPECTORS
PROVINCIAL EDUCATION INSPECTORS
Chapter 10 DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICERS (DEOS) IN INDIA: BETWEEN BUREAUCRACY AND DEMOCRATIZATION
HISTORY OF EDUCATION IN INDIA
CURRENT DEMOGRAPHIC AND EDUCATION STATISTICS
EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS IN STATES/UNION TERRITORIES
THE DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICER
Chapter 11 THE FINNISH SUPERINTENDENT
FINNISH EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
MUNICIPALITIES AND LOCAL PROVISIONS AS FINNISH SUPERINTENDENTS’ OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS
THE FINNISH SUPERINTENDENT
ON THE FUTURE OF FINNISH SUPERINTENDENCY
Chapter 12 THE ROLE OF THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION IN SCOTTISH EDUCATION
CONTEXTUALIZATION: SCOTLAND IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
THE SCOTTISH EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
EDUCATIONAL POLICY CONTEXT
LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN SCOTLAND
THE ROLE OF THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION IN SCOTTISH EDUCATION
THE CONTRIBUTION OF DIRECTORS OF EDUCATION
Chapter 13 THE SWEDISH SUPERINTENDENTIN THE GOVERNING STRUCTURE OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEM
THE SWEDISH SCHOOL SYSTEM1
SUPERINTENDENT – SOME HISTORICAL BACKGROUND2
THE SWEDISH SUPERINTENDENT -BACKGROUND DATA AND ON JOB OPINIONS3
THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE SCHOOL BOARD
SUPERINTENDENTS AND NATIONAL EDUCATION REFORMS
Chapter 14 THE ROLE OF THE DISTRICT DIRECTOR* IN EDUCATION DISTRICTS: A SOUTH AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE
SOUTH AFRICA’S NATIONAL CONTEXT
EDUCATION PROVISIONING IN SOUTH AFRICA
THE ROLE OF THE DISTRICT DIRECTOR
MANDATE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION
MANDATE OF PROFESSIONALISM
TRUST IN THE PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS