Democratic school leadership as a whole-school approach
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Whether in society or in school, a culture imposed by a leader would be autocratic, and not democratic. A democratic culture develops through participation by citizens, and in a school setting by all stakeholders who need encouragement to contribute their expertise....
- The potential of project-based student participation
School principals and teachers should be aware to what extent student participation depends on their support. In our daily choices and decisions, we are all agents of contingency....
- A framework for participation and decision-making in school
Before a discussion on issues and decisions begins, rules need to be in place to settle the question “Who decides what?”. Much like a community at the national level, a school community needs a formal institutional framework that grants students, parents and teachers their say and pays due respect to the legal responsibility of the school principal the teachers....
- Decision-making in democratic school leadership
If no one knows the master solution to a given problem, the members of the school community have to find one together. By adopting a whole- school approach, all members of the school community can contribute their expertise and advocate for their points of view and their interests....
